Deity
Tsukushi-no-Shima
Tsukushi-no-Shima is a name attested in the country- and deity-making passage of Kojiki (712 CE) as one of the eight great islands.
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Tsukushi-no-Shima is the name attested in the country- and deity-making passage of Kojiki (712 CE) for one of the eight great islands, generally identified with Kyushu.
Description
Tsukushi-no-Shima is listed in the Kokugakuin University Classical Cultural Studies Project deity-name database. The source attestation is the country- and deity-making passage in Kojiki (712 CE) Upper Volume, where it is named as one of the eight great islands begotten by Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto, generally identified with Kyushu. The text records that Tsukushi-no-Shima has one body and four faces, each bearing a separate name. IZANORA registers the entry as a node and draws relations only from this cited source.
Appears in legends
Sources
筑紫島 つくしのしま
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」筑紫島。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/tsukushinoshima/筑紫島 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
筑紫島について、古事記国生み段における九州の呼称、身一つに面四つあるとされる神話的構造、白日別・豊日別・建日向日豊久士比泥別・建日別の四面を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AD%91%E7%B4%AB%E5%B3%B6
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