Ōmononushi
Ōmononushi (Japanese: 大物主神) is a god in Japanese mythology who is connected to Mount Miwa in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. He is closely related to the god Ōkuninushi in the imperial myth cycle, with the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki texts referring to Ōmononushi as either another name for or a spirit of Ōkuninushi.
| Ōmononushi-no-Kami | |
|---|---|
Mitama of Ōkuninushi; god of nation-building, agriculture, business, medicine, brewing, and seafaring | |
| Other names | Ōmononushi-no-Ōkami (大物主大神) Yamato-no-Ōmononushi-Kushimikatama-no-Mikoto (倭大物主櫛甕魂命, 倭大物主櫛𤭖玉命) Yatokakasu-Mimoro-no-Mikoto (八戸挂須御諸命) Ōmononushi-Ashihara-no-Shiko(o) (大物主葦原志許(乎)) Miwa-no-Ōkami (三輪大神) Ōmiwa-no-Ōkami (意富美和之大神) Miwa Myōjin (三輪明神) Miwa Daimyōjin (三輪大明神) Konpira Daigongen (金毘羅大権現) Ōsugi Daimyōjin (大杉大明神) Ōsugi Daigongen (大杉大権現) |
| Japanese | 大物主神 |
| Major cult center | Ōmiwa Shrine (Mount Miwa), Kotohira Shrine, Ōsugi Shrine and others |
| Texts | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Harima Fudoki and others |
| Personal information | |
Ōmononushi is mainly worshipped at Ōmiwa Shrine located at the base of Mount Miwa. This mountain is considered the shrine's sacred object of worship. Ōmononushi is also known as Miwa-no-Ōkami or Miwa (Dai)myōjin. He is also worshipped at Ōsugi Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, and is identified with Konpira Daigongen, the deity of Kotohira Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture.
See also
- Ōkuninushi
- Mount Miwa
- Mitama
- Kotohira-gū
- Snake worship
- Kamo clan
- Kotoshironushi
- Legend of the White Snake
Ōmononushi Media
Mount Miwa with the torii of Ōmiwa Shrine in the foreground
Haiden of Ōmiwa Shrine
Hashihaka Kofun (箸墓古墳), a late 3rd-early 4th century burial mound (kofun) at the foot of Mount Miwa in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. A legend recorded in the Nihon Shoki claims this tumulus to be the tomb of Yamato-Totohimomosohime.
Bibliography
- Andreeva, Anna (2010). "The Karmic Origins of the Great Bright Miwa Deity: A Transformation of the Sacred Mountain in Premodern Japan". Monumenta Nipponica. 65 (2): 245–296. doi:10.1353/mni.2010.0003. JSTOR 41303211.
- Aoki, Michiko Y., tr. (1997). Records of Wind and Earth: A Translation of Fudoki, with Introduction and Commentaries. Association for Asian Studies, Inc. ISBN 978-0924304323ISBN 978-0924304323.
- Aston, William George, tr. (1896). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. 2 vols. Kegan Paul. 1972 Tuttle reprint.
- Chamberlain, Basil H., tr. (1919). The Kojiki, Records of Ancient Matters. 1981 Tuttle reprint.
- Philippi, Donald L. (2015). Kojiki. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400878000ISBN 978-1400878000.
External links
- Official Website of Ōmiwa Shrine (Japanese)
- Official Website of Ōsugi Shrine (Japanese)
- Official Website of Kotohira Shrine (Japanese)