The Japanese Mythology GuidebookIzanami suffers severe burns!
Izanami fell into a critical condition while giving birth.
When Izanami gave birth to the fire deity,Hinokagutsuchi, she suffered severe burns to her lower body and fell into a critical condition.
Even on the verge of death, she continued to give birth to deities.
Deities were also born from Izanami’s vomit, excrement, and urine.
Were you surprised that deities could be born from such places?!
Yes — in Japan, countless deities were born in many different ways and from all kinds of places.
You don’t have to memorize them all. The important points are highlighted in the manga, so just relax and enjoy reading!
Even tears can become deities.
Even the tears shed by Izanaki became deities.
Totsuka no Tsurugi (sword)
Izanaki’s grief over Izanami’s death turned into anger toward the Fire Deity.
In his rage, Izanaki killed the Fire Deity by cutting off his head with a sword.
The sword that Izanaki used to cut off the head of the Fire Deity is called the Totsuka no Tsurugi, and it, too, is a deity.
Many deities were also born from the blood.
Deities were also born from the body of the Fire Deity after his death.
From the body of Hinokagutsuchi, the Mountain Deities were born.
(Japan really has a lot of deities, dosen’t it? It’s tough to put it all together…)
