Mizuhanome

Gods born from Izanami's illness and death (based on the Kojiki) Displayed in SVG (supported browsers only)

Mizuhanome (彌都波能売神[1] or みつはのめのかみ[2]) is a divinity of water in Japanese mythology. She was born from the urine of Izanami.[3]

Worship

She is enshrined at Atago Shrine.[4] Ashiya Shrine[5] and Niukawakami Shrine are also dedicated to her.[6]

Names

She is also referred to as Mizuhanome[2] or Itsu no Mitsuhanome no kami.[3] In romaji her name is read as Mitsuhanomenokami.[2]

The mitsu or mizu in her name means water and me is a feminine suffix.[3] Her name is explained as water snake woman or water dragon woman.[7]

Main article: Shinto in popular culture

According to director Makoto Shinkai the name for the character Mitsuha Miyamizu from the movie Your Name is said to come from the goddess.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mizuhanome • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. ^ a b c "弥都波能売神 – 國學院大學 古事記学センターウェブサイト". kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. ^ "愛宕神社について | 愛宕神社". www.atago-jinja.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. ^ "彌都波能売神". 芦屋神社-公式サイト- (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  6. ^ a b "映画『君の名は。』のヒロインのモチーフ。雨乞い・雨止めの神様とは？（ダイヤモンド・オンライン）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  7. ^ Eder, Matthias (1957). "Review of The Mother-Son Complex in Japanese Religion and Folklore". Folklore Studies. 16: 297–299. doi:10.2307/1177369. ISSN 0388-0370. JSTOR 1177369.