Oyamakui no Kami is a kami of Japanese Shinto tradition. The Kojiki records that the deity lives on Mount Hiei in Omi Province or on Mount Matsunoo in Yamashiro Province, and identifies Oyamakui no Kami as the child of Otoshi no Kami and the grandson of Susanoo. Oyamakui no Kami and the other kami in the lineage of Otoshi no Kami are associated with agriculture and land, and are considered androgynous and possibly hermaphroditic, serving as kami of mountains and good health. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Attestation
Era of Attestation Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 2 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Function
Domain / Function Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Shinto: A History
Helen Hardacre, Oxford University Press
3. Wikipedia, "Oyamakui no Kami"
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The first mention of the kami Oyamakui is recorded in the Kojiki, written in the 8th century CE
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