Deity
Kayohime
Kayohime is a divine name recorded in the Kokugakuin University Database of Deities. It appears in the Kojiki lineage section of Otoshi-no-Kami.
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Divine name from the Kojiki (712 CE); consort of Otoshi-no-Kami, mother of Mitoshi-no-Kami.
Description
Kayohime (香用比売) is a divine name listed in the Kojiki (712 CE), specifically in the upper scroll lineage section of Otoshi-no-Kami. The Kokugakuin University Database of Deities preserves this reading. The figure is referenced as one of the consort goddesses of Otoshi-no-Kami in the lineage; she bore Mitoshi-no-Kami and Okaguyamatoomi-no-Kami. Interpretations of identification vary across commentaries, and IZANORA records this name strictly as it appears in the source, treating the citation as the starting point for any relational links.
Sources
香用比売 かぐよひめ
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」香用比売。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/kaguyohime/大年神 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
香用比売（カグヨヒメ）について、大年神の妻として古事記オオトシ系譜段に置かれる位置、御子の大香山戸臣神・御年神を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%B9%B4%E7%A5%9E
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