Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Kami of the Kojiki

Odoyamatsumi no Kami

淤縢山津見神おどやまつみのかみ

An illustration of Odoyamatsumi no Kami created for this site
An original illustration made for this site.

When Izanagi no Kami cut down Kagutsuchi no Kami, eight Yamatsumi kami were born from the parts of the body; this is the second of them, which came into being in the chest, and it is recorded in the lineage after Masakayamatsumi 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

When Izanagi no Kami cut down Kagutsuchi no Kami, eight Yamatsumi kami were born from the parts of the body; this is the second of them, which came into being in the chest, and it is recorded in the lineage after Masakayamatsumi no Kami.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂・國學院大學

Scenes in the text

Appears in the Kojiki in “The Death of Izanami no Mikoto” (first volume). You can trace the relevant passages of the text through the sources below.

Source: 國學院大學・青空文庫/武田祐吉校訂・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)