大気都比売

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	気	都	比	売
おお Grade: 1	け > げ Grade: 1 (ateji)	つ Grade: 3 (ateji)	ひ Grade: 5 (ateji)	め Grade: 2 (ateji)
kun'yomi	goon

Alternative spelling
大氣都比賣 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 大気都比売 – see the following entry.

【大宜津比売おおげつひめ】 [proper noun] (Japanese mythology) a food goddess, daughter of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi); as told in the 古事記 (Kojiki), she offered food to 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) after he was expelled from heaven for his transgression against 天照 (Amaterasu), by pulling food out of her orifices, which caused him to kill her in disgust; from her corpse, grain seeds and silkworms sprouted out, and were collected by 神産巣日 (Kamimusuhi)

(This term, 大気都比売, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)