Who is Izanagi in Japanese mythology?

Izanagi Izanagi, also known as Izanagi Ming. The father god in Japanese mythology, the Japanese gods were born to him and his sister Izanami

The formation of the country

Because the country at that time was floating in the ocean and was very unstable. So the gods ordered Izanagi and Izanami to repair the country. The two gods stood on the floating bridge of the sky, put the Amanuma Spear (called the Spear of the Sky in the "Nihon Shoki") given by the gods into the sea, stirred the sea water, and then lifted the spear. At this time, the sea water dripping from the tip of the spear condensed into an island, which is Yunengjiro Island (meaning an island formed by natural condensation).

The Divine Marriage of Two Gods

After the island was formed, Izanagi and Izanami came to the island, erected the jade pillars of the sky, and established Yaxun. temple. Then, Izanagi's order said to his sister: "Let's walk around this heavenly jade pillar, unite where we meet, and produce a country."

Izanagi's order nodded and said: "Okay."

"Then you go from the right, I go from the left, and we meet each other around." Izanagi Ming added.

So they walked around the pillar. When they met, Izanagi said: "Oh! What a good man!"

Izanagi quickly continued: "Oh! What a good woman!" Suddenly, he seemed to find out As if he was worried about something, he said to his sister: "It is unlucky for a woman to speak first."

Although they had a child after this union, it was a leech (referring to a child with skeletal hypoplasia). fetus). So they put the child into the reed boat and let it flow down the river. Later, Awashima was born, but this was not included in the number of children born.

The birth of Oyashima

After giving birth to Awashima, Izanagi and Izanami discussed: "The child we gave birth to this time is not good. Ask the God what the reason is." So they went back to Gao Tianyuan to see the God.

After meeting the God, the God asked them to divine the will of God. The gods looked at the results of the divination and said to them: "Because the woman spoke first, it's not good. Let's go back and say it again."

The two gods came back and walked around the jade pillar of the sky as before.

When they met this time, Izanagi was the first to say: "Oh! What a good woman!"

Izanami responded: "Oh! What a good man. !”

After saying this, the two gods reunited and produced Awaji no Sabetsujima (i.e. Awaji Island), Iyu no Niinajima (the ancient name of Shikoku), and Yinji no San Kojima (ie Oki Island), Chikushishima (the ancient name of Kyushu), Tsushima (ie Tsushima), Ikishima (ie Ikishima), Sado Island, Owatoyo Akitsushima (ie Yamato, referring to Honshu) island). The eight islands born above constitute most of Japan, so Japan was also called the Great Eight Islands Country in ancient times.

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The Birth of Gods

After giving birth to the land, Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to gods.

The first god was born, the Oshinin male god, followed by the Ishitobi Kogodami, the Shichao Bisai god, the Oto Hibei god, the Tennobuki male god, and the Oyabi Kogami, the next one was the Ninja God of Fukitsubetsu, the next was the sea god named Daimyo Tsumikami, the next was the Mito god named Suakitsu Niigami, and the next one was the younger sister Soakitsu Bimaigami. From the great Ninja God to Akitsu, he competed with the Ten Gods.

Suqiujin and Suqiujin are two gods, who are in charge of rivers and oceans respectively. The gods they gave birth to were named Mona Art God, followed by Monamei God, Cheena Art God, Cheekna Beauty God, Heavenly Water God, Kingdom Watergod, Heavenly Jiubishu Wisdom God, Secondly, the longevity of the country is longer than the wisdom of the luxurious mother. From the God of Art in Mona to the God of Wisdom, the God of Jiubishe, the God of Wisdom, and the Eight Gods of Japan.

The second is the God of Wind. His name is Zhinatu Bigu Shen. The second god is the god of wood, named Jiujiunengzhishen. Next, a mountain god was born, named Oyama Jinmi God. The second born god of the wilderness is called the "Deer House Nobimai God", also known as the Noshiki God. From the Shinatobi ancient god to the Noshiki god, there are four gods.

The two gods, Oyama Tsumi-gami and Noshiki-gami, are in charge of the mountains and wilderness respectively.

The gods they gave birth to were named the God of the Narrow Earth in the next country, the God of the Dark Mist in the next country, the God of the Dark Mist in the next country, the God of Anhu in the next country, the God of Anhu in the next country, and the third God of Oto. God, followed by the goddess of confusion.

The second god is called the Bird Ship God, also known as the Sky Bird Ship. Secondly, life is better than selling God. Secondly, on the night of making fire, the male god Yisu is also known as the God of Fire, also known as the God of Fire Kagu Earth.

While making fire for the Kagutsuchi God, Izanami was burned and became bedridden. Soon he died of this illness.

Before the death of Izanami, the two gods were born on the island fourteen (not counting Hiroko and Awashima), and the god thirty-three.

Death of Fire God

After Izanami died, Izanagi was very sad and murmured: "My dear wife! Because of the death of a son Because of this, have I lost you?”

He prostrated himself on the goddess’s pillow and at her feet. When he cried sadly, the god transformed from his tears lived at the end of Xianggu Mountain. The woody place is called the goddess of weeping lake. The dead Izanami was buried on Mount Hibo at the border of Izumo Kingdom and Hoki Kingdom.

After weeping bitterly, Izanagi drew out the Juken sword he was wearing (that is, a sword with ten grips long, four fingers wide to one grip), and walked towards his son Kagutsuchi God of Fire.

"Although you are my child, you cannot be forgiven!" After saying that, he slashed at the Vulcan with his sword.

So the Vulcan was killed. The blood spilled when killing the Kagami turned into eight gods such as Ishikaishami and Anomitsu Hagami. When the Kagami died, he transformed into eight gods such as Masukayama Tsumikami and Toyama Tsumikami. The ten-fist sword used to kill the God of Fire is called Ten-no-Ohabara, also known as Ito-no-Ohabara.

(Note: Anyone with the word "Bimai" in their name is a goddess. "Bimai" written in Japanese hiragana is "ひめ", and the Chinese character is written as "Ji", which means princess. )

Underworld

Izanagi wanted to see his wife Izanami, so he chased her to Underworld.

In front of the main hall of Huangquan Kingdom, Izanami opened the door from the hall to welcome him. At this time, Izanagi Mikoto discussed with his wife and said: "My dear wife, the land you and I created has not been completed yet. Please come back with me!"

Izanagi Mikoto replied: "What a pity! You didn't come earlier, and I have already eaten the food of Huangquan. However, since you came to me specially, I am also willing to go back! Let me discuss it with the god of Huangquan. But during this period, you must not Look at me."

After saying this, Izanami returned to the temple.

After a long time, Izanagi became impatient with waiting, so he took off the multi-tooth wooden comb he wore on his left bun, broke off one of the teeth, lit a fire, and went to the temple. Come and see. Izanami was seen covered in maggots, her throat was choked with anger, and her whole body turned into eight thunder gods from thunder to thunder.

Izanagi was shocked and frightened by this sight, so he turned around and ran away. Izanami was filled with shame and anger, and immediately sent the underworld ghost girl to chase after her. Izanagi took off the black hair ornament from his head and threw it to the ground. Wild grapes soon grew on the black hair ornaments, and Izanagi escaped while the ghost girl was picking grapes to eat. Izanami ordered the Eight Thunder Gods to lead 1,500 underworld troops to catch up. Izanagi drew out his ten-fist sword and cut down the rushing Yomizu army before escaping. He was chased all the way to Hirazaka, the border of Underworld. At this time, Izanagi ordered three peaches to be picked from the peach tree at the foot of the mountain. When Huangquan's army caught up, he would hit the peaches at them. Seeing the peach coming, Huang Quanjun fled back in a hurry (it is said that peach wood can ward off evil spirits, could it be that peach wood also...). Izanagi said to Taozi: "Just like you helped me just now, when the sentient beings in Weiyuan China are in trouble in the future, you can also save them!" So he gave them the name Yifu Kamoudou Meiming, which means the Great Immortal Peach God. .

Finally, Izanami came after him personally. Izanagi ordered the Hirazan to be blocked with Senkishi. They stood face to face across the Thousand Yin Stone and made a solemn vow as husband and wife. Izanami said: "My husband, since you treat me like this, I will kill thousands of people every day in your country." Izanagi said: "My wife, if you do that, what about me? , just build 1,500 maternity wards every day." In this way, thousands of people will die every day, and 1,500 people will be born every day (so the population is increasing...). Therefore, Izanami no Mikoto is called the "Omama of Huang Quanjin".

There is another saying: Because she chased her here, she was also called Daoshiki Ogami. The Senkishi stone blocking the Hirazan slope is called Daobei Ogami, also known as the Hōsenhu Ogami sitting in the barrier. The so-called Huangquan Hirazaka is the current Ifu Yasaka of Izumo Country.

The Birth of the Gods

After returning from the Underworld, Izanagi said: "I have been to very ugly and extremely filthy places, so I must Cleanse my body." So he went to Awakihara in Hyuga Kokukomon, Tsukushi, and held a bo shi ceremony there. The personal belongings he threw away turned into twelve gods ranging from Funato God to Benzu-Kahi Benra God.

Izanagi suddenly felt that the water flow upstream was too fast and the water flow downstream was slow, so he came to the middle reaches. When he got into the water to wash himself, the dirt washed off his body turned into eleven gods including the Eighty Fukutsu Sun God, the Big Fukutsu Sun God and so on.

The god Izanagi transformed into when he washed his left eye was named Amaterasu Omikami. The god he transformed into when he washed his right eye was named Tsukiyomi Ming. The god who was transformed when he washed his nose was named Takesusa no Omei.

The partition of Mikiko

At this time, Izanagi Mikoto said very happily: "I gave birth to many children, and finally got three Takako (I don't know what the basis is). What criteria are the conclusions drawn...)." So he took off the jade string from his neck, shook it loudly, gave it to Amaterasu, and said to her: "Go and govern Gao Tianyuan!" Therefore, this jade string was called Yu. The god of Cangbanju. Then he said to Tsukiyomi no Mikoto: "Go and govern the country of the night." Finally, he said to Kenha Susano no Mikoto: "Go and govern the ocean."

The cry of Kenha Susano no Mikoto

Amaterasu Omikami and Tsukuyomi Mikoto each governed the country according to Izanagi Mikoto's instructions. Only Hayazusa-no-o was not ordered to govern the ocean he was assigned to, until his beard grew to eight fist lengths and dragged to his chest, and he was still crying there (if he cried for long enough, his voice would not become hoarse...but it's no wonder, He is God after all). It looks like the green mountains have been desolated by weeping, and the ocean has been dried up by weeping. The cries of this evil god are like flies buzzing everywhere in summer, and all kinds of disasters occur. Izanagi then asked Hayazusa no Ming, "Why don't you go to govern your country, but you are crying here?" Hayazano Ming replied, "I think of the land of my late mother, the strong country with its roots." (i.e. Huangquan Kingdom), so I cried." Izanagi was furious: "Then you don't want to live in this country." After that, he drove him away.

Later, Izanagi lived in the Taga area of ??Danhai