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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 or みつはのめのかみ) is a divinity of water in Japanese mythology. She was born from the urine of Izanami.

Worship

She is enshrined at Atago Shrine. Ashiya Shrine and Niukawakami Shrine are also dedicated to her.

Names

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

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

In popular culture

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.

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References

  1. "Mizuhanome • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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.
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