Kushi Inada Hime

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Kushi Inada Hime is a goddess from Japanese mythology, best known as the wife of the storm god Susanoo and the rescued maiden in the Yamata no Orochi legend.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf goddess
appearsInLegend Yamata no Orochi
associatedWith Inada (rice paddies)
agriculture
fertility
harvest
rice fields
culture Japanese
divineStatus kami
ethnicContext Yamato Japanese mythology
familyRole daughter of Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi
gender female
hasDomain rice paddies
rural fertility
hasNameVariant Kushi-inada-hime
Kushiinadahime-no-Mikoto
linked to: Kushinadahime

Kushinadahime
hasParent Ashinazuchi
Tenazuchi
hasTitle kami of fertility
kami of rice fields
languageOfName Japanese
marriageContext married Susanoo after being saved from Yamata no Orochi
mentionedIn Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
mythologicalOrigin Izumo region
narrativeFunction damsel in distress archetype in Japanese mythology
relatedMyth slaying of Yamata no Orochi by Susanoo
religion Shinto
rescuedBy Susanoo
roleInLegend rescued maiden
spouse Susanoo
spouseOf Susanoo
spouseType storm god’s wife
threatenedBy Yamata no Orochi
worshipTradition Shinto shrines in Izumo area

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Kushinadahime alsoKnownAs Kushi Inada Hime