Omohikane-no-kami in the Myth of Japan

      In the face of distressful situation, the disappearance of the sun goddess, myriads of deities decided to gather at the side of Amenoyasukawa and to work out measures in order to make Amaterasu-oomikami draw out of the cave smoothly. Existence of the myriads deities suggests that there were other divine lines besides that of Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto, for example, Omohikane-no-kami whose father was Takamimusuhi-no-kami, who is one of the three first deities in the Kojiki, and that the reign of Amaterasu-oomikami would have been supported by installation of all of them.

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