Japanese Deities
- Aizen-Mayo-o
- God of love, prostitutes, singers, tavern-keepers, and musicians
- Ama-Uzume
- Goddess of persuasion
- Amaterasu
- Goddess of the sun
- Ruler of the Plain of Heaven
- Sister of Susanowo
- Binzuru-Sonja
- God of curing and fine vision
- Bishamon-Ten
- God of wealth
- Protector of human life
- Chaser of demons
- Chimata-No-Kami
- Gods of crossroads, highways, and footpaths
- Daikoku
- God of wealth and happiness
- Protector of the soil
- Creates gold with his magic mallet
- Ebisu
- God of fishermen
- Emma-O
- God of the dead
- Punishes the dead
- Can prolong life and resurrect the dead
- Fudo
- God who protects against calamaties, fires, and theft
- Supports mortals in their enterprises
- Fujin
- God of the wind
- Present at the creation of the world
- Fukurkuju
- Star god
- Hackiman
- God of war
- Hotel
- God of good luck
- Inari
- God of fertility, rice, and foxes
- Izanagi and Izanami
- Of the eighth generation of the first gods
- Brother-husband and sister-wife
- Created the Island of Onogoro
- Juroujin
- God of longevity
- Walks with a staff and a fan, and is accompanied by a deer
- Kishijo-Ten
- Goddess of good fortune and beauty
- Kishimo-Jin
- Mother goddess of demons
- Eventually became the protectress of children
- Kojin
- Goddess of the kitchen
- Lives in a nettle tree
- Marishi-Ten
- Goddess of warriors and first light
- Guards warriors
- Is invisible
- Nio
- Spirits who protect children and prevent theft
- Ugly in appearance, but very pleasant in manner
- Ohonamochi
- God of medicine, fishing, raising of silk-worms, and the art of silk-making
- Okuninushi
- God who built the non-celestial world
- Son of Susanowo
- Shoten
- God of gamblers, prostitutes, merchants, speculators, procurers, actors, and geishas
- Raiden
- God of thunder and lightning
- Suijin
- God of water
- Sukuma-Bikona
- Dwarf who assisted Okuninushi in building the world
- Susanowo
- God of water, storms, and the sea
- Son of Izanagi
- Toyo-Uke-Hime
- Goddess of agriculture
- Tsuikiyomi-No-Miloto
- God of the moon
- Son of Izanagi
- Uga-Jin
- God of the waters, fertility of the earth, and serpent god
- Ukemochi
- Goddess of food and sustenance
- Yama-No-Kami
- Goddess of the hunt, the forest, agriculture, and vegetation
- Other fact
Bibliography
- Baumgartner, Anne S. Ye Gods!. Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart Inc., 1984.
- Wikipedia
