Deity
Kuebiko
Kuebiko is a divine name recorded in the Kokugakuin University Database of Deities. It appears in the Kojiki section on Okuninushi's nation-building.
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Scarecrow deity from the Kojiki (712 CE); identified Sukunabikona during Okuninushi's nation-building.
Description
Kuebiko (久延毘古) is a divine name listed in the Kojiki (712 CE), specifically in the upper scroll section on the nation-building of Okuninushi. The Kokugakuin University Database of Deities preserves this reading. The deity is identified as a scarecrow figure who, though unable to walk, knows all things in the world. When the unknown small deity arrived by boat to assist Okuninushi, Kuebiko identified him as the child of Kamimusubi-no-Kami, the deity Sukunabikona-no-Mikoto. Interpretations of identification vary across commentaries, and IZANORA records this name strictly as it appears in the source.
Sources
久延毘古 くえびこ
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」久延毘古。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/kuebiko/久延毘古 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
久延毘古（クエビコ）について、古事記国造り段でスクナビコナの正体を答えた案山子神としての位置、知恵の神・田の神としての性格、久延彦神社の祭祀を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%85%E5%BB%B6%E6%AF%98%E5%8F%A4
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