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The descendants of Ohotoshi no Kami大年神之子

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) 古事記 · Ō no Yasumaro · 712 (Japan, 5th year of Wadō) · 2 passages · 322 Chinese characters · reading time 1.3 min

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) Upper Book The oldest surviving book in Japan. Three volumes, beginning with the opening of heaven and earth, passing through the age of the gods, and closing with Empress Suiko. One hundred and five songs are written in man'yōgana, so a whole text survives in which the Chinese characters carry sound alone and not meaning. It sets down the same events differently from the Nihon Shoki at many points, and is well worth reading beside it.

1The sixteen gods, the children of Ohotoshi no Kami

故其大年神,娶神活須毗神之女伊怒比賣,生子:大國御魂神、次韓神、次曾富理神、次白日神、次聖神。又娶香用比賣,生子:大香山戶臣神、次年御神。又娶天知迦流美豆比賣,生子:奧津日子神、次奧津比賣命,亦名大戶比賣神。此者諸人以拜竈神者也。次,大山咋神,亦名山末之大主神。此神者坐近淡海國之日枝山,亦坐葛野之松尾,用鳴鏑神者也。次,庭津日神。次,阿須波神。次,波比岐神。次,香山戶臣神。次,羽山戶神。次,庭高津日神。次,大土神,亦名土之御祖神。 上件大年神之子,(自)大國御魂神以下、大土神以前,并十六神。

That Ohotoshi no Kami took to wife Inohime (伊怒比賣), the daughter of Kamuikusubi no Kami (神活須毗神), and the children born were Ohokunimitama no Kami (大國御魂神), next Karakami (韓神), next Sohori no Kami (曾富理神), next Shirahi no Kami (白日神), next Hijiri no Kami (聖神).

He also took to wife Kayohime (香用比賣), and the children born were Ohokaguyamatomi no Kami (大香山戶臣神), next Mitoshi no Kami (年御神).

He also took to wife Amechikarumizuhime (天知迦流美豆比賣), and the children born were Okitsuhiko no Kami (奧津日子神), next Okitsuhime no Mikoto (奧津比賣命), whose other name is Ohohehime no Kami (大戶比賣神). This is the god whom all people honor as the god of the hearth.

Next is Ohoyamakui no Kami (大山咋神), whose other name is Yamasue no Ohonushi no Kami (山末之大主神). This god dwells on Mount Hie (日枝山) in the land of Chikatsuafumi (近淡海國), and also dwells at Matsuo (松尾) in Kazuno (葛野). He is the god who uses the whistling arrow.

Next is Niwatsuhi no Kami (庭津日神), next Asuha no Kami (阿須波神), next Hahiki no Kami (波比岐神), next Kaguyamatomi no Kami (香山戶臣神), next Hayamato no Kami (羽山戶神), next Niwatakatsuhi no Kami (庭高津日神), next Ohotsuchi no Kami (大土神), whose other name is Tsuchi no Mioya no Kami (土之御祖神).

The children of Ohotoshi no Kami above, from Ohokunimitama no Kami down to Ohotsuchi no Kami, are sixteen gods in all.

Interlinear notes 8

五神

Five gods.

此神名以音

The name of this god is read for its sound.

二柱

Two gods.

訓天如天。亦自知下六字以音

天 is read as 天. Also the six graphs from 知 on are read for their sound.

上

Read with the tone raised.

此神名以音

The name of this god is read for its sound.

此神名以音

The name of this god is read for its sound.

九神

Nine gods.

2The eight gods, the children of Hayamato no Kami

羽山戶神,娶大氣都比賣神,生子:若山咋神、次若年神、次妹若沙那賣神、次殄豆麻岐神、次夏高津日神,亦名夏之賣神、次秋毗賣神、次久久年神、次久久紀若室葛根神。 上件羽山戶神之子(自若山咋神)以下、若室葛根以前,并八神。

Hayamato no Kami took to wife Ohogetsuhime no Kami, and the children born were Wakayamakui no Kami (若山咋神), next Wakatoshi no Kami (若年神), next his sister Wakasaname no Kami (若沙那賣神), next Mizumaki no Kami (殄豆麻岐神), next Natsutakatsuhi no Kami (夏高津日神), whose other name is Natsunome no Kami (夏之賣神). Next Akibime no Kami (秋毗賣神), next Kukutoshi no Kami (久久年神), next Kukukiwakamurotsunane no Kami (久久紀若室葛根神).

The children of Hayamato no Kami above, from Wakayamakui no Kami down to Wakamurotsunane, are eight gods in all.

Interlinear notes 5

(自氣)下四字以音

The four graphs from 氣 on are read for their sound.

自沙下三字以音

The three graphs from 沙 on are read for their sound.

自殄下四字音

The four graphs from 殄 on are read for their sound.

久久二字以音

The two graphs 久久 are read for their sound.

久久紀三字以音

The three graphs 久久紀 are read for their sound.