Kushinadahime

Kushinadahime
Goddess of rice, agriculture, marriage, love, childbirth, and child rearing
Susanoo and Kushinadahime, by Yoshitoshi
Other namesKushiinadahime (奇稲田姫)
Inadahime (稲田媛)
Makamifuru-Kushiinadahime (真髪触奇稲田媛)
Kushiinada-Mitoyomanurahime-no-Mikoto (久志伊奈太美等与麻奴良比売命)
Japanese櫛名田比売
Major cult centerSusa Shrine, Yaegaki Shrine, Suga Shrine, Hikawa Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Hiromine Shrine, Kushida Shrine (Saga), Kushida Shrine (Toyama) and others
TextsKojiki, Nihon Shoki, Izumo Fudoki, Sendai Kuji Hongi
Genealogy
ParentsAshimazuchi and Temazuchi
SiblingsUnnamed seven sisters
ConsortSusanoo
ChildrenYashimajinumi (Kojiki)
Ōnamuchi (Nihon Shoki)

Kushinadahime (櫛名田比売、くしなだひめ), also known as Kushiinadahime (奇稲田姫、くしいなだひめ) or Inadahime (稲田姫、いなだひめ) among other names, is a goddess (kami) in Japanese mythology and the Shinto faith. According to these traditions, she is one of the wives of the god Susanoo, who rescued her from the monster Yamata no Orochi. As Susanoo's wife, she is a central deity of the Gion cult and worshipped at Yasaka Shrine.[1]

  1. ^ "Mikogami". Encyclopedia of Shinto. 21 April 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)