Himegami

Himegami
Genealogy
SpouseAme-no-Koyane
ChildrenAme-no-Oshikumone [ja]

Himegami (比売神) is a Japanese deity worshipped at Kasuga-taisha.[1] It may refer to a specific goddess or an unknown female goddess. The male equivalent is Hikogami (比古神).[1]

She is the wife of Ame-no-Koyane.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Himegami | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム". 2022-08-17. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ Ten Grotenhuis, Elizabeth (1999). Japanese mandalas : representations of sacred geography. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0824820002. OCLC 39181008.