Kami (Shinto deity)
Suseribime
須勢理毘売
Suseribime is the daughter of Susanoo no Mikoto and is united with Ōnamuji no Kami, later Ōkuninushi no Kami, who comes to Ne no Katasu Kuni. The stories depict her work of helping a kami who faces hardships.
This page introduces the myths told in the classics and the faith handed down in various places, with their sources. It does not guarantee that any particular wish will be fulfilled.
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What kind of kami
Suseribime is the daughter of Susanoo no Mikoto and is united with Ōnamuji no Kami, later Ōkuninushi no Kami, who comes to Ne no Katasu Kuni. The stories depict her work of helping a kami who faces hardships.
Source: 國學院大學
What the myths hand down
She gives Ōnamuji no Kami, who is set various trials by her father, ways and tools to protect himself. The two escape from Ne no Katasu Kuni, and Ōkuninushi no Kami, acknowledged by Susanoo no Mikoto, goes on to build the land.
Source: 國學院大學
Links between the sources and faith
In the Kojiki she is told of as the principal wife of Ōkuninushi no Kami. There is also a scene in which the couple's conflict and reconciliation are expressed in song, and we introduce her not only through the story of her help but as a kami with many sides.
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「須勢理毘売」」（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「須勢理毘売」」（2026-10-15 確認）