#hinokagutsuchi

Japanese Mythology & Deities

Major Gods in the Chronicles (15)

Hinokagatsuchi-no-Kami, ~ The fire god who burned his mother at his birth

Hinokagutsuchi, literally 'fire god', is the god of fire. Hinokagatsuchi’s birth, in Japanese mythology, comes at the end of the creation of the world and marks the beginning of death. The name is a reference to the burning of the fire, with the added meaning that something is created by the mysterious power of fire. 

This deity burns the vulva of his mother, Izanami-no-mikoto, causing a fatal burn. Izanami-no-mikoto lay sick on her bed, and many gods were born from her vomit and faeces. Eventually she died of her burns and was buried on Mount Hibayama, on the border between Izumo (today’s Shimane) and Hoki provinces (today’s Tottori).

Lamenting the death of his wife, Izanagi-no-mikoto, drew his sword, the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi (sword of ten handed breadths) from his waist and cut off the head of his son, Hinokagutsuchi.

From the blood that dripped from the tip of the sword, Ihasaku-no-kami, Nesaku-no-kami and Ishitsutsu-no-ohno-kami were born. From the blood that dripped from sword guard was born Mikahayahi-no-kami, Hihayahi-no-kami and Takemikazuchi-no-ohno-kami. And from the blood that dripped from the handle to the fingers came Kuruoshuumi-no-kami and Kuramitsuha-no-kami.

In addition, many gods were born from various parts of the body of the slain Hinokagutsuchi-no-Kami. These are the gods of the mountains.

日本神話と神様たち

記紀に登場する主な神々(15)

火之迦具土神（ひのかぐつち）

~ 誕生に際して、母に大火傷を負わせた火の神

火之迦具土神（ひのかぐつち）は、文字通り火の神である。火之迦具土神（ひのかぐつち）の誕生は、日本神話では、世界の創造の終わりと死の始まりにあたる。その名は、火が燃えさかる様子を表現しており、火という神秘なパワーによって何ものかが生まれるという意味が付加されている。

この神は、母である伊邪那美命（いざなみのみこと）の陰部を焼き、致命的な大火傷を負わせた。伊邪那美命(いざなみのみこと)は、病床に伏せり、嘔吐や糞尿から多くの神々が生まれたが、結局火傷がもとで亡くなり、出雲国（いずものくに）と伯耆国（ほうきのくに）との境の比婆山（ひばやま）に葬られた。

妻の死を嘆く父の伊邪那岐命（いざなぎのみこと）は、腰にさしていた十挙剣（とつかのつるぎ）を抜きはなち、火之迦具土神（ひのかぐつち）の首を切り落とした。

このとき剣先にしたたった血から石折神（いはさくのかみ）根折神（ねさくのかみ）石筒之男神（いはつつのをのかみ）が生まれた。鍔からしたたった血から甕速日神（みかはやひのかみ）樋速日神（ひはやひのかみ）建御雷之男神（たけみかづちのをのかみ）が生まれた。

また、柄から指の間にしたたる血からは、闇淤加美神（くらおかみのかみ）と闇御津羽神（くらみつはのかみ）が生まれた。

𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄. / @hinokagutsuchi

❛ their blood is on you. you killed them. ❜ - sukuna @ ryo ;) gotta love that binding vow

     SHE wished she could not hear or see him. She wished she could unsee the horror created by him. She wished to return to the people she cared for. But it only proved to be more difficult with his presence; a nightmare that continued to haunt her thoughts and possibly, her destiny.

     EVERYTHING seemed real.

     TERRIFIED olive green eyes looked down at her blood-soaked hands that trembled in shock; fresh and dripping from her fingertips. The familiar, but motioneless bodies lie in front of her in a sea of crimson. Sukuna's words continued to ring in Ryo's head, causing her to close her eyes shut and find a way to drain them out. However, her efforts were in vain when she felt chills down her spine, and his words echoed louder in her head.

   "N-No...stop it." Ryo repeated her words, hands covered her ears as she shook her head. She could feel tears rolling down her cheeks as she held her head tightly; fear and anger seemingly taking the best of her despite her attempts to calm herself.

     AS a last attempt to escape from the nightmare, the young summoner yelled the same words from earlier at the top of her lungs. And before she knew, the place that was once covered in blood and corpses was replaced with tranquil silence and nature, along with the presence of spiritual creatures around her. With a faint grunt leaving her lips, Ryo sat up and patted the head of a Kirin before resting her forehead on it.

❛ i’ll never lose, and i’ll never die. ❜ - sukuna @ ryo, royal au

     NEWS of what was supposed to be an ambush had gone wrong, managed to reach the royal halls. Guards were seen pacing around the halls back and forth, the servants and advisors of the council that wronged her father figure had evidently shown signs of fear as they faced the ruling king of the lands. But despite all of the chaos that was going on in the castle, Ryo was the only one that looked relieved about the news; content even because it made her realize one important thing.

   Suguru was still alive all this time.