Deity
Kushiyatama-no-Kami
A divine name recorded in the Kokugakuin University Database of Deities. Appears in the Kojiki section on the transfer of the central reed-plain country.
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Ritual-cook deity from the Kojiki (712 CE); the cormorant-form chef at the central reed-plain transfer feast.
Description
Kushiyatama-no-Kami (櫛八玉神) is a divine name listed in the Kojiki (712 CE), specifically in the upper scroll section on the transfer of the central reed-plain country by Okuninushi. The Kokugakuin University Database of Deities preserves the reading. According to the Kojiki, the deity appears as the chief cook (kashiwade) at the great feast presented to Takemikazuchi-no-Kami and Amenotorifune-no-Kami, transforming into a cormorant to gather clay from the sea-bottom and prepare ritual utensils. Interpretations of identification vary across commentaries, and IZANORA records this name strictly as it appears in the source.
Sources
櫛八玉神 くしやたまのかみ
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」櫛八玉神。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/kushiyatamanokami/クシヤタマ - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
櫛八玉神（クシヤタマ）について、古事記出雲国譲り後の天孫の食膳調進譚での登場、鵜に化して海底から土を取った逸話、別火氏祖神としての性格を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9E
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