Deity
Awashima
Awashima is a deity name recorded in Kokugakuin University's Classical Culture Division deity-name database. The name appears in mythological passages concerning the marriage of deities, the generation of lands and deities, and the Nintoku Record's account of the emperor and Kurohime.
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Awashima is a deity name from the Kokugakuin deity database, appearing in passages on divine marriage, land-creation, and the Nintoku Record. Its exact identity remains subject to scholarly interpretation.
Description
Awashima is a deity name documented in the Kokugakuin University Classical Culture Division's Deity-Name Database. According to that database, the name appears in passages treating the marriage of deities, the generation of lands and deities, and the Nintoku Record's narrative of the emperor and Kurohime. Within the database, Awashima is classified as a deity name associated with specific scenes in the mythological text. Because scholarly interpretation and identification of this deity may vary, IZANORA traces connections from source documentation rather than imposing a single reading.
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Sources
淡島 あはしま／あわしま
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」淡島。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/awashima/淡島神 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
『古事記』『日本書紀』国生み段で水蛭子に続いて生まれる淡島について、不具の子としての位置と、後世の淡島信仰（婦人病・人形供養）への展開を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B7%A1%E5%B3%B6%E7%A5%9E
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