World Mythology

The Japanese goddess of the hunt, forest, agriculture, and vegetation.

An old Japanese house god.

A Japanese god of the sea.

The Japanese goddess of the rising sun.

The Japanese Shinto goddess of joy and happiness, called the Daughter of Heaven and Heaven’s Forthright Female. Her name means “whirling”. She is also the goddess of good health, which people obtain from drinking the blessed water of her stream. When the sun goddess Amaterasu had hidden herself in a cave, thus covering the earth [...]

The Japanese Shinto goddess of fertility and food. She was killed by the moon god Tsuki-yomi when she offended him by vomiting large amounts of food. From her dead body emerged various animals (a horse, an ox, a silk worm, etc.), as well as rice, beans, etc. Her attributes are often absorbed into those of [...]

The Japanese goddess of agriculture.

The Japanese serpent-god of the waters, and god of the fertility of the earth.

The Japanese goddess of grain. Her shrine, geku, is traditionally served by a priestess, saigu.

Japanese goddess of earth and food and agriculture.