Ame-no-Nuboko

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Ame-no-Nuboko is the divine spear in Japanese mythology used by the creator deities to stir the primordial sea and form the first land.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf divine spear
mythological weapon
object in Japanese mythology
actionInMyth stirring the brine of the sea
appearsInText Kojiki NERFINISHED
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED
associatedConcept cosmogony
creation myth
primordial ocean
associatedDeity Izanagi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED
Izanami-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED
category Shinto objects
mythological spears
cosmicFunction shaping the world
cosmologicalRole separating sea and land
countryOfOrigin Japan
culture Shinto NERFINISHED
hasEpithet heavenly jeweled spear
hasMedium spear
languageOfName Japanese
locationInMyth Ame-no-ukihashi NERFINISHED
mythology Japanese mythology
nameMeaning heavenly jeweled spear
narrativeFunction instrument of creation
relatedPlaceInMyth Onogoro Island NERFINISHED
heaven
religiousTradition Shinto creation narrative
resultOfAction formation of Onogoro-shima
solidification of the earth
roleInMyth creation of the first land
statusInMyth sacred object
symbolizes creative power of the gods
transition from chaos to order
usedByDeity Izanagi NERFINISHED
Izanami NERFINISHED
usedFor creating land
stirring the primordial sea
wieldedFrom floating bridge of heaven

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Izanagi usedToCreateLand Ame-no-Nuboko
Izanagi weapon Ame-no-Nuboko