Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto (天児屋命, 天児屋根命) is a kami and a male deity in Japanese mythology and Shinto. He is the ancestral god of the Nakatomi clan, and Fujiwara no Kamatari, the founder of the powerful Fujiwara clan. An Amatsukami, 'Kami of heaven', he resides in Takamagahara.
Mythology
According to Kogo Shūi and Kashima Shrine's genealogy, Ame-no-Koyane is the son of the creator deity Kamimusubi, one of the first three gods to come into existence. However, according to Nihon Shoki, he is the son of Kogotomusubi (興台産霊命).
According to Japanese mythology, Ame-no-Koyane performed a ritual prayer to the sun goddess Amaterasu to call her out of the cave of Ama-no-Iwato and bring light back to the world, after Susanoo, the god of storms, drove her away.
Shrines
Ame-no-Koyane is worshipped at:
- Hiraoka Shrine
- Kasuga Grand Shrine
- Ōharano Shrine
- Yoshida Shrine
- and all Kasuga Shrines in Japan.
References
External links
- Shinto Portal - IJCC, Kokugakuin University - Encyclopedia of Shinto
- Ameno Koyane - History of Japan Database