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Watatsumi-no-Kami

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Watatsumi-no-Kami is the principal sea deity of the Kojiki (712 CE) and Nihon Shoki (720 CE), lord of the undersea palace in the Yamasachi-Umisachi narrative.

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  • 綿津見神 わたつみのかみ

    Primary source

    國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」綿津見神。

    https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/watatsuminokami/

  • 古事記 上巻 海幸山幸段

    Primary source

    古事記 上巻 海幸山幸段に基づく神格・系譜・登場場面の整理。

  • 神道・神名辞典 綿津見神項

    Secondary source

    神道・神名辞典 綿津見神項を参照した神格名・関連文脈の補助確認。

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