About this belief system
Ainu culture refers to the spiritual and cultural beliefs of the Ainu (or Aynu) people indigenous to northern Japan and parts of Russia.
Top myths
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| Kamui and Wagtail Genesis | |
| Creation myth | |
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Top deities
Ainu myths: A-Z
- Kamui and Wagtail Genesis Creation myth
Nuthsell
Kamui, the supreme creator deity, fashioned the world on a large fish while in his divine abode. His formation of land was covered by water that the fish spewed out. Kamui then sent a small Wagtail bird to make it habitable. The confused bird fluttered and stomped the ground to make a habitable island for the Ainu people.
Ainu deities: A-Z
- Kamui Ainu · 1 myth
Kamui was a supreme deity associated with creation in the Ainu belief system of northern Japan.
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ainu." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 25 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/727. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
OMNIKA (2020, June 25). Ainu. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/727
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ainu." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 25, 2020. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/727.
