About this deity
Ame-no-minaka-nushi (Japapenese: 天之御中主神) is the first of three sexless and formless 'Kami' deities listed in the first chapter of the Kojiki texts.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Shinto Religion · Polytheistic · 1 mythShinto religion refers to the traditional spiritual belief system of the peoples of Japan.
Top myths
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| Kojiki Genesis | |
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Mythological stories including Ame-no-minaka-nushi
- Kojiki Genesis Creation myth
Nuthsell
Before man, the universe was chaotic and silent. Sounds and light arose to create the heaven and earth. The original five deities did not have a sex and gave birth to another original ten gods. Afterwards, the Japanese archipelago was created and more deities were created. Eventually, man came into being.
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ame-no-minaka-nushi." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 23 Jul. 2019, omnika.org/stable/230. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
OMNIKA (2019, July 23). Ame-no-minaka-nushi. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/230
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ame-no-minaka-nushi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 23, 2019. Accessed January 23, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/230.
