Kushinadahime

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Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Kushinadahime canonical 4
Kushinada-hime 3
Kushiinadahime 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deity in Japanese mythology
goddess
kami
alsoKnownAs Kushi Inada Hime
Kushinadahime
surface form: Kushiinadahime

Kushinadahime
surface form: Kushinada-hime
associatedWithDeity Susanoo
category Japanese goddesses
Shinto goddesses
mythological princesses
cosmicAssociation fertility
harvest
culture Japanese
domain agriculture
rice fields
familyRole youngest daughter of Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi
gender female
iconography sometimes depicted with rice plants or rice fields
languageOfName Classical Japanese
maritalStatus married
marriageContext married Susanoo after being rescued from Yamata no Orochi
mythicRole bride of storm god Susanoo
rescued maiden
mythology Japanese mythology
nameEtymology often interpreted as “wondrous rice-field princess”
narrativeFunction links storm deity Susanoo with agricultural fertility
notableMyth rescue from Yamata no Orochi
parents Susanoo
surface form: Ashinazuchi

Tenazuchi
placeAssociated Izumo
protectedBy Susanoo
region ancient Japan
relationshipTypeWithSusanoo wife
relationshipTypeWithYamataNoOrochi intended victim
religion Shinto
rescuedBy Susanoo
siblingCount 7 sisters
sourceText Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
spouse Susanoo
threatenedBy Yamata no Orochi
victimOf intended sacrifice to Yamata no Orochi
worshippedIn Japan
worshipTradition local cults in Izumo region

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Susanoo spouse Kushinadahime
Susanoo rescued Kushinadahime
Yasaka Shrine dedicatedTo Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Kushinadahime-no-Mikoto
Ōkuninushi spouse Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Suseri-hime
Yamata no Orochi threatens Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Kushinada-hime
Yamata no Orochi sparedVictim Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Kushinada-hime
Kushinadahime alsoKnownAs Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Kushinada-hime
Kushinadahime alsoKnownAs Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Kushiinadahime
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto spouse Kushinadahime
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto rescued Kushinadahime
Uke Mochi otherName Kushinadahime
this entity surface form: Ogetsu-hime