Kami (Shinto deity)
Omodaru no Kami
於母陀流神
In the Kojiki, Omodaru appears as a pair with Ayakashikone no Kami, and is placed in the sixth generation of the Kamiyo Nanayo (seven generations of the age of the kami). Omodaru is one of the paired kami who follow the two hitorigami (single kami), Kuni no Tokotachi no Kami and Toyokumono no Kami.
What is recorded in the Kojiki and scholarly views on the kami's name are introduced separately. The page introduces the relationships recorded in the Kojiki and explanations concerning the name.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Place in the Kojiki
In the Kojiki, Omodaru appears as a pair with Ayakashikone no Kami, and is placed in the sixth generation of the Kamiyo Nanayo (seven generations of the age of the kami). Omodaru is one of the paired kami who follow the two hitorigami (single kami), Kuni no Tokotachi no Kami and Toyokumono no Kami.
Source: 國學院大學
What the text records
The Kamiyo Nanayo count each of the first two kami as one generation, and each of the five pairs that follow as one generation. Seven generations does not mean seven kami; there are twelve kami in all. There is no tale in this section telling of Omodaru no Kami's individual actions or words.
Source: 國學院大學
How to receive the name
Taking the writing “面足尊” (Omodaru no Mikoto) in the Nihon Shoki as one clue, there is an interpretation that the name expresses the face and body becoming complete. Here we introduce it as a scholarly theory comparing the classics, and do not give an explanation that promises results for wishes about appearance or the body.
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
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 國學院大學「『古事記』上巻・神世七代（校訂本文）」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 國學院大學「神名データベース「於母陀流神」」（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「於母陀流神」」（2026-10-15 確認）