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*''Japanese'': 大国主命 ''(Oo-kuninushi-no-mikoto)''
Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto (lit. roughly "Great Lord of the Land") is a mythological figure prominent in the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and strongly associated with [[Izumo province|Izumo]].
A particularly famous myth in which he appears involves his father-in-law [[Susano-o]] firing a [[whistling arrow]] into a field, asking Ôkuninushi to retrieve it, and then setting the field aflame, trapping Ôkuninushi within it. The latter encounters a mouse, who helps him retrieve the arrow; having completed the task, Susano-o allowed him to leave the field unharmed.
Ôkuninushi had a number of wives or consorts, including [[Suseribime]] (a daughter of Susano-o), [[Yamato Totohi Momoso]], and [[Takiri-hime no Mikoto]], by whom he had a child, [[Aji-shiki-taka-hikone no Kami]].
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==References==
*David Lu, ''Japan: A Documentary History'', 7-8.
[[Category:Deities]]
Ôkuninushi-no-mikoto (lit. roughly "Great Lord of the Land") is a mythological figure prominent in the ''[[Kojiki]]'' and strongly associated with [[Izumo province|Izumo]].
A particularly famous myth in which he appears involves his father-in-law [[Susano-o]] firing a [[whistling arrow]] into a field, asking Ôkuninushi to retrieve it, and then setting the field aflame, trapping Ôkuninushi within it. The latter encounters a mouse, who helps him retrieve the arrow; having completed the task, Susano-o allowed him to leave the field unharmed.
Ôkuninushi had a number of wives or consorts, including [[Suseribime]] (a daughter of Susano-o), [[Yamato Totohi Momoso]], and [[Takiri-hime no Mikoto]], by whom he had a child, [[Aji-shiki-taka-hikone no Kami]].
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==References==
*David Lu, ''Japan: A Documentary History'', 7-8.
[[Category:Deities]]