About this myth
Kojiki Genesis is a
In a nutshell
Myth summary
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.
Belief system
Shinto Religion
Polytheistic
Shinto religion refers to the traditional spiritual belief system of the peoples of Japan.
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Ame-no-minaka-nushi
Main 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.
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Artifact
Shinpukuji-bon
National Diet Library
The artifact named Shinpukuji-bon has contents related to this mythological story.
Translation
"Kojiki Genesis": English Translation by Donald Philippi
Book · Donald L. Philippi · 1968
"Kojiki Genesis" is a composite English translation of the Kojiki Genesis creation myth by Donald Philippi.
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The Kojiki Genesis (Furukotofumi) creation myth comes from a collection of Shinto (Japanese: 神道) myths from imperial Japan. The collection of myths chronicle the history and origins of the Japanese people.
Artifacts related to this myth
Shinpukuji-bon
Parchment
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kojiki Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 22 Feb. 2019, omnika.org/stable/8. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
OMNIKA (2019, February 22). Kojiki Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/8
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kojiki Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created February 22, 2019. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/8.
