
Deity
Uhijini-no-Kami
Deity name recorded in the Kokugakuin Deity Name Database, attested in Kojiki (712 CE) in the opening Shohatsu-no-Kamigami section.
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Kojiki deity name attested in the Shohatsu-no-Kamigami section; preserved in the Kokugakuin Deity Name Database.
Description
Uhijini-no-Kami (also Uhidijini-no-Kami) is a deity name preserved in the Kokugakuin University Deity Name Database. The database notes the Shohatsu-no-Kamigami (Primal Deities) section of Kojiki (712 CE) as the place of attestation. Interpretations of meaning and identification vary across commentaries, so IZANORA treats source attestation as the anchor for adding relationship lines.
Sources
宇比地邇神 うひぢにのかみ/うひじにのかみ
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」宇比地邇神。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/uhijininokami/宇比地邇神・須比智邇神 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
宇比地邇神について、神世七代第三代の男神として須比智邇神と対をなす位置、泥・砂の擬人神格としての名義を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87%E6%AF%94%E5%9C%B0%E9%82%87%E7%A5%9E
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