#ookuninushi

Woah he has eyes

Today’s long haired anime guy of the day, per request, is:

I believe none of us is ready to see Yato sacrifice himself along with his father, even if there's a chance of him reincarnating due to Hiyori's memories of him.

So I'm hoping, a very betrayed Bishamon shows up, cause the first thing she asked when she woke up is where's Kazuma.

Then I guess..somehow Hiyori and Hiro will make it to these buildings.

And lastly, when there's no hope left. Amidst all the chaos of angry Bisha, Hiyori's frustrations, heavens armies and Yato Vs Yukine & Trash Dad..

This infamous bunch of Gods shows up with baby Ebisu ofc!

And I'm hoping with the Vlog of older Ebisu, they've actually figured out a better option to defeat the Sorcerer than Yato having to sacrifice himself...

Japanese Mythology & Deities

Major Gods in the Chronicles (41)

Sukunabikona-no-kami ~ A drawf god riding on a rough potato pod & clad in moth skin

When the god Okuninushi was pondering the creation of a nation at the cape of Miho in Izumo, a little god who stripped the skin of moths for clothing appeared from the far side of the sea in a boat made of the rough potato pod, the guest deity. This was the god Sukunabikona.

The Okuninushi asked the little god his name, but he had no answer, and his attendants did not know it either. Then the toad Taniguku appeared and said, "Kuebiko would know this one.

Taniguku is a god who appears in Japanese mythology. The toad was thought to be "a being who knows every inch of the land" or "a ruler who crawls on the earth", because he lived everywhere on earth.

Kuebiko is the scarecrow of Yamada. This deity is said to be unable to walk on his feet, but he knows everything there is to know about the world.

Later, the dwarf god Sukunabikona became the right-hand man of Okuninushi, and played an active role in the founding of Izumo.

He is said to have worked with Okuninushi to determine how to eliminate disease and remove damage from insects, birds and animals. He is also said to have cured the ailing Okuninushi by bathing him in Hayami-no-yu, a hot spring with medicinal properties, in Oita.

For this reason, he is also known as the god of hot springs. And he is known as the god of sake making, as sake has been considered a medicine since ancient times and Sukunabikona spread the art of sake making.

Sukunabikona later climbed up a stalk of millet and was flung by it into the Land of Everlasting Life.

It should be noted that Sukunabikona-no-kami is also thought to be the prototype for the "little children" who appear in Japanese fairytales and folklore, such as "One-Dimensional Boy" and "Princess Kaguya".

日本神話と神様たち

記紀に登場する主な神々(41)

少名毘古那神（すくなびこなのかみ）~ガガイモの鞘に乗り、蛾の皮をまとって現れた小人神

大国主神（おおくにぬしのかみ）が、出雲の美保岬（みほのみさき）で、国づくりについて頭を悩ませていたとき、蛾の皮を丸剥ぎにして衣服とする小さな神が、海の彼方から天の羅摩船（あめのかがみのふね＝ガガイモの鞘でできた舟）に乗って現れた客人神（まろうどがみ）がいた。それが少名毘古那神（すくなびこなのかみ）である。

大国主神はその小さな神に名を尋ねたが、答えがなく、従者もその名を知らなかった。そこにヒキガエルの多邇具久（たにぐく）が現れて、「これは久延毘古（くえびこ）なら知っているでしょう」と言った。

多邇具久（たにぐく）とは、日本神話に現れる神である。谷蟆（ヒキガエル）は、地上のどこにでも生息しているため、「国土の隅々まで知り尽くした存在」であるとか「地上を這い回る支配者」と考えられていた。

久延毘古（くえびこ）とは、山田の案山子のことである。この神は、足は歩くことはできないが、天下のことはことごとく知っているということである。

こののち、小人神の少名毘古那神（すくなびこ）は、大国主神の右腕となり、出雲建国のために活躍する。

大国主神とともに病を除く方法や、虫害・鳥獣の害を除去する方法を定めたとされている。また、病に苦しむ大国主神を大分の速水湯（はやみのゆ、薬効のある温泉）で湯浴みさせ、治したという。このことから、温泉の神としても知られている。また酒は古来薬の一つとされ、スクナビコナが酒造りの技術を広めたことから、酒造りの神としても知られる。

少名毘古那神（すくなびこなのかみ）はのちに、粟の茎をよじ登り、それにはじかれて常世国（とこよのくに）へ渡って行った。