Kagutsuchi, also known as Hi no Kagutsuchi or Homusubi among other names, is the kami of fire in classical Japanese Shinto mythology. According to the tradition recorded in the earliest Japanese chronicles, he is a son of the primal creator deities Izanagi and Izanami, and among his notable offspring are Takemikazuchi and Kuraokami. He is venerated at numerous shrines dedicated to fire, including Akiha Shrine and Ubuta Shrine, and appears under many alternative names reflecting a long history of local cult and ritual across Japan. 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
Veneration TodayActively venerated in a living tradition 2 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 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
Wikipedia, "Kagu-tsuchi"
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