Ame-no-minaka-nushi

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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

Ame-no-minaka-nushi-no-kamiAme-no-minaka-nushiAmenominakanushi天之御中主神 (Japanese)

Parent belief system

  • Shinto Religion · Polytheistic · 1 myth
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    Shinto religion refers to the traditional spiritual belief system of the peoples of Japan.
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Top myths

Kojiki Genesis
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Mythological stories including Ame-no-minaka-nushi

  • Kojiki Genesis Creation myth

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    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.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ame-no-minaka-nushi." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 23 Jul. 2019, omnika.org/stable/230. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, July 23). Ame-no-minaka-nushi. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/230

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ame-no-minaka-nushi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 23, 2019. Accessed July 3, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/230.

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Bibliography

Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
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Cirlot Laporta, Juan Eduardo. A Dictionary of Symbols. Second Editions. Translated by Jack Sage. London, England: Routledge, 2001. [E-book edition by Taylor & Francis]
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Shinto Belief system
location_city Takamagahara Cult city

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