Kuraokami-no-Kami

Kuraokami-no-Kami (闇淤加美神) is a divine name listed in the Kojiki (712 CE), specifically in the upper scroll section on the death of Izanami. The Kokugakuin University Database of Deities preserves the reading. The deity emerged from the blood pooled on the sword hilt when Izanagi slew the fire deity Kagutsuchi, paired with Kuramitsuha-no-Kami. The element "kura" denotes the dark valley, and "okami" the dragon-serpent of waters. The deity is venerated as a water deity at Kifune Shrine in Kyoto. Interpretations of identification vary across commentaries, and IZANORA records this name strictly as it appears in the source.