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*''Japanese'': 大国主命 ''(Oo-kuninushi-no-mikoto)''
*''Japanese'': 大国主命 ''(Oo-kuninushi-no-mikoto)'', 大国主大神 ''(Oo kuninushi oo kami)''
Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto (lit. roughly "Great Lord of the Land") is a mythological figure prominent in the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and strongly associated with [[Izumo province]] and the [[Izumo Shrine|Grand Shrine at Izumo]]. While the ''Kojiki'' articulates the creation of the land by [[Izanami]] and [[Izanagi]], Ôkuninushi is also strongly associated with the creation of the islands of Japan, and according to the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' is said to have handed them off to, or placed them under the protection of, the Sun Goddess, [[Amaterasu]]. He is also considered a god of marriage and of other forms of linked fates, including interpersonal relationships in general. Ôkuninushi is also associated with the deity [[Daikoku]].
Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto (lit. roughly "Great Lord of the Land") is a mythological figure prominent in the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and strongly associated with [[Izumo province]] and the [[Izumo Shrine|Grand Shrine at Izumo]]. While the ''Kojiki'' articulates the creation of the land by [[Izanami]] and [[Izanagi]], Ôkuninushi is also strongly associated with the creation of the islands of Japan, and according to the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' is said to have handed them off to, or placed them under the protection of, the Sun Goddess, [[Amaterasu]]. He is also considered a god of marriage and of other forms of linked fates, including interpersonal relationships in general. Ôkuninushi is also associated with the deity [[Daikoku]].
==References==
==References==
*David Lu, ''Japan: A Documentary History'', 7-8.
*David Lu, ''Japan: A Documentary History'', 7-8.
*Gallery labels, Masuura Yukihito, "Shrines of the Gods," College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara, Jan 2014.
*Gallery labels, Masuura Yukihito, "Shrines of the Gods," College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara, Jan 2014.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/13140062245/in/dateposted-public/]
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