Kotoshironushi
E154224
Kotoshironushi is a Shinto deity associated with good fortune, fishing, and commerce, often identified with the god Ebisu.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese god Ebisu | 1 |
| Kotoshironushi canonical | 1 |
| Kotoshironushi-no-Kami | 1 |
| Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1010765 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kotoshironushi Context triple: [Ikuta Shrine, hasDeity, Kotoshironushi]
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A.
Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
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B.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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C.
Tamayori-hime
Tamayori-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, often associated with water and the sea, revered as the mother of Japan’s legendary first emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
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D.
Kintomo Mushakoji
Kintomo Mushakoji was a Japanese diplomat who served as a key representative of Japan’s government in the 1930s, notably involved in its alignment with Axis powers.
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E.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kotoshironushi Target entity description: Kotoshironushi is a Shinto deity associated with good fortune, fishing, and commerce, often identified with the god Ebisu.
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A.
Kawaiisu
Kawaiisu is a Native American people and their Uto-Aztecan language traditionally spoken in the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California.
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B.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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C.
Tamayori-hime
Tamayori-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, often associated with water and the sea, revered as the mother of Japan’s legendary first emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
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D.
Kintomo Mushakoji
Kintomo Mushakoji was a Japanese diplomat who served as a key representative of Japan’s government in the 1930s, notably involved in its alignment with Axis powers.
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E.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kotoshironushi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kotoshironushi-no-Kami
Kotoshironushi ⓘ
surface form:
Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto
|
| appearsIn |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
commerce
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ good fortune ⓘ |
| category |
Fortune gods
ⓘ
Japanese gods ⓘ Sea and fishing deities ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Asuka Shrine
ⓘ
Miho Shrine ⓘ |
| domain |
harbors
ⓘ
markets ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| family | son of Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Ebisu ⓘ |
| mythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| notableMyth | ceding the land to the heavenly deities ⓘ |
| parent | Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of prosperity
ⓘ
protector of fishermen ⓘ |
| symbol |
fishing rod
ⓘ
sea bream ⓘ |
| worshipedIn | Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kotoshironushi Description of subject: Kotoshironushi is a Shinto deity associated with good fortune, fishing, and commerce, often identified with the god Ebisu.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kotoshironushi-no-Kami
this entity surface form:
Kotoshironushi-no-Mikoto
this entity surface form:
Japanese god Ebisu