Kami (Shinto deity)
Kushinadahime
櫛名田比売
Kushinadahime is the daughter of Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi and meets Susanoo no Mikoto when he descends to Izumo. She appears at the center of the story of Yamata no Orochi.
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What kind of kami
Kushinadahime is the daughter of Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi and meets Susanoo no Mikoto when he descends to Izumo. She appears at the center of the story of Yamata no Orochi.
Source: 國學院大學
What the myths hand down
Eight daughters fall victim to the great serpent one after another, and Susanoo no Mikoto slays the serpent to save Kushinadahime, the last one left. It is told that, at that time, she was turned into a comb and placed in Susanoo no Mikoto's hair.
Source: 國學院大學
Links between the sources and faith
After the slaying of the serpent, she is united with Susanoo no Mikoto and gives birth to Yashimajinumi no Kami. We introduce the relationships handed down in the story, and do not infer and add from it the benefits handed down at individual shrines.
Source: 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
Related shrines and temples
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「櫛名田比売」」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「古事記ビューアー・神名データベース「櫛名田比売」」（2026-10-15 確認）