Kami of the Kojiki
Hayamika no Takesahayajinumi no Kami
速甕之多気佐波夜遅奴美神
The kami born when Kunioshitomi no Kami took Ashinadaka no Kami (also called Yagawaehime) as wife is Hayamika no Takesahayajinumi no Kami. This kami took Sakitamahime, the daughter of Ame no Mikanushi no Kami, as wife and fathered Mikanushihiko no Kami.
This page introduces the name and the story recorded in the Kojiki.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Story and genealogy in the Kojiki
The kami born when Kunioshitomi no Kami took Ashinadaka no Kami (also called Yagawaehime) as wife is Hayamika no Takesahayajinumi no Kami. This kami took Sakitamahime, the daughter of Ame no Mikanushi no Kami, as wife and fathered Mikanushihiko no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
Scenes in the text
Appears in the Kojiki in “The Genealogy of Ōkuninushi no Kami” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.
Source: 國學院大學・國學院大學
An example of a chant (in Japanese)
祓え給い、清め給え、神（かむ）ながら守り給い、幸（さきわ）え給え
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「速甕之多気佐波夜遅奴美神」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー 大国主神の系譜」（2026-10-15 確認）