Kagu-tsuchi

Summary

Kagu-tsuchi is a kami^[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of kami entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kagu-tsuchi's father was Izanagi^[3].
• Kagu-tsuchi's mother was Izanami^[4].
• A child of Kagu-tsuchi was Iwasaku and Nesaku^[5].
• A child of Kagu-tsuchi was Iwatsutsunoo^[6].
• A child of Kagu-tsuchi was Mikahayahi-no-Mikoto^[7].
• A child of Kagu-tsuchi was Takemikazuchi^[8].
• A child of Kagu-tsuchi was Kuraokami^[9].
• A child of Kagu-tsuchi was Kuramitsuha^[10].
• Kagu-tsuchi's image is recorded as Kagutsuchi shinbutsu-zue.jpg^[11].
• Kagu-tsuchi is recorded as male^[12].
• Kagu-tsuchi's instance of is recorded as kami^[13].
• Kagu-tsuchi's instance of is recorded as fire deity^[14].
• Kagu-tsuchi's instance of is recorded as kunitsukami^[15].
• Kagu-tsuchi's killed by is recorded as Izanagi^[16].
• Kagu-tsuchi's said to be the same as is recorded as Mañjuśrī^[17].
• Kagu-tsuchi's said to be the same as is recorded as Samantabhadra^[18].
• Kagu-tsuchi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bh9h1^[19].
• Kagu-tsuchi's manner of death is recorded as homicide^[20].
• Kagu-tsuchi's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kagutsuchi^[21].
• Kagu-tsuchi's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ho-musubi^[22].
• Kagu-tsuchi's name in kana is recorded as かくつち^[23].
• Kagu-tsuchi's name in kana is recorded as かぐつち^[24].
• Kagu-tsuchi's sibling is recorded as Amaterasu^[25].
• Kagu-tsuchi's sibling is recorded as Tsukuyomi^[26].
• Kagu-tsuchi's sibling is recorded as Hiruko^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kagu-tsuchi's father was Izanagi^[3]. His mother was Izanami^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Iwasaku and Nesaku^[5], a kami^[28]; Iwatsutsunoo^[6], a kami^[29]; Mikahayahi-no-Mikoto^[7], a deity^[30]; Takemikazuchi^[8], a Raijin^[31]; Kuraokami^[9], a mythological serpent^[32]; and Kuramitsuha^[10], a water deity^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kagu-tsuchi include Masubi^[34], a volcano^[35].

Why It Matters

Kagu-tsuchi ranks in the top 8% of kami entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for him include Masubi^[34], a volcano^[35].

FAQs

Who were Kagu-tsuchi's parents?

Kagu-tsuchi's father was Izanagi^[3]. Kagu-tsuchi's mother was Izanami^[4].