Ōkuninushi

Summary

Ōkuninushi is a kami^[1]. He ranks in the top 10% of kami entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ōkuninushi's father was Susanoo^[3].
• Ōkuninushi's father was Ame no Fuyu Kinu no kami^[4].
• Ōkuninushi's mother was Kushinadahime^[5].
• Ōkuninushi's mother was Sashikuni Wakahime^[6].
• Among Ōkuninushi's spouses was Suseri-hime^[7].
• Ōkuninushi was married to Takiribime^[8].
• Ōkuninushi was married to Tagitsuhime^[9].
• Among Ōkuninushi's spouses was Kamuyatate hime no mikoto^[10].
• Among Ōkuninushi's spouses was Ya kami hime^[11].
• Among Ōkuninushi's spouses was Nunakawa hime^[12].
• A child of Ōkuninushi was Kotoshironushi^[13].
• A child of Ōkuninushi was Ajisukitakahikone^[14].
• A child of Ōkuninushi was Takeminakata^[15].
• A child of Ōkuninushi was Shitateruhime^[16].
• A child of Ōkuninushi was Ki no mata no kami^[17].
• A child of Ōkuninushi was Torinarumi no kami^[18].
• Ōkuninushi's image is recorded as MET DP137830.jpg^[19].
• Ōkuninushi is recorded as male^[20].
• Ōkuninushi's instance of is recorded as kami^[21].
• Ōkuninushi's instance of is recorded as kunitsukami^[22].
• Ōkuninushi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85094493^[23].
• Ōkuninushi's part of is recorded as Seventeen Generations of Earthly Deities^[24].
• Ōkuninushi's part of is recorded as Seventeen Generations of Earthly Deities^[25].
• Ōkuninushi's Commons category is recorded as Ōkuninushi^[26].
• Ōkuninushi's said to be the same as is recorded as Ōmononushi^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Susanoo^[3], a kunitsukami^[28] and Ame no Fuyu Kinu no kami^[4], a kami^[29]. Mothers listed include Kushinadahime^[5] and Sashikuni Wakahime^[6], a kami^[30].

Personal Life

Spouses include Suseri-hime^[7]; Takiribime^[8], a kami^[31]; Tagitsuhime^[9], a kami^[32]; Kamuyatate hime no mikoto^[10], a kami^[33]; Ya kami hime^[11], a kami^[34]; and Nunakawa hime^[12], a kami^[35]. Children include Kotoshironushi^[13], a kami^[36]; Ajisukitakahikone^[14], a kami^[37]; Takeminakata^[15], a kami^[38]; Shitateruhime^[16], a kami^[39]; Ki no mata no kami^[17], a kami^[40]; and Torinarumi no kami^[18], a kami^[41].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ōkuninushi include 10627 Ookuninushi^[42], an asteroid^[43].

Why It Matters

Ōkuninushi ranks in the top 10% of kami entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (373 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 117 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for him include 10627 Ookuninushi^[42], an asteroid^[43].

FAQs

Who were Ōkuninushi's parents?

Ōkuninushi's father was Susanoo^[3]. Ōkuninushi's mother was Kushinadahime^[5].

Who was Ōkuninushi married to?

Ōkuninushi's spouses include Suseri-hime^[7], Takiribime^[8], Tagitsuhime^[9], and Kamuyatate hime no mikoto^[10].