The names of gods that were born in the High-Sky-Plain when the Sky and Earth began were Central-Master-of-Gods, next High-God-Creation, next God-Creation. These three gods were all gods born alone, and hid their persons. |
The names of gods that were born next from a thing that sprouted up like to a reed-shoot when the earth, young and like to floating oil, drifted about medusa-like, were God of growth, next God of thinking. These two gods were likewise born alone, and hid their bodys. |
The five gods in the above list are special gods. |
The names of gods that were born next were God of gravity, next God of atmosphere. These two gods were likewise gods born alone, and hid their bodys. |
The names of gods that were born next were God of land next Goddess of land next God of ground next Goddess of ground next God of topography next God of topography next God of Life next Goddess of Life next God of relative next Goddness of relative |
From Central-master-of-Gods down to Goddness-of-relative in the previous list
are what are termed the Seven Divine Generations. |
1) A child the Island Riceear-Cutoff of Awaji. (-no another name-) 2) Next they gave birth to the Island Two-peopl of Iyo. This island has one body and four faces, and each face has a name. So the Land of Iyo is called Lovely-Princess; the Land of Sanuki is called Good-Boiled-Rice Prince; the Land of Aha is called Great-Food Princess; the Land of Tosa is called Brave-Good-Chif. 3) Next they gave birth to the Islands Triplets of Oki, another name for which is Great-Force of Sky Chif . 4) Next they gave birth to the Islands End, This island likewise has one body and four faces and each face has a name. So the land Tsukushi is called White-Sun-Chif; the Land of Toyo is called Luxuriant-Sun-Chif; the Land of Hi is called Brave Sun-Confronting-Luxuriant-Wondrous-Chif; the Land of Kumaso is called Brave-Sun-Chif. 5) Next they gave birth to the Island Going, another name for which is One-Pillar of Sky. 6) Next they gave birth to the Island Harbor, another name for which is Fishing-net of Sky Princess. 7)Next they gave birth to the Island Go-across. (ーーーno another name) 8)Next they gave birth to to the Island Great-Our-Luxuriant-Dragon-Fly, another name for which is August-Sky-Luxuriant-Dragon-fly-Chif. The name of "Land-of-the-Eight-Great-Islands" therefore originated in these eight islands having been born first. |
After that, when they had returned, 9) they gave birth to the Island Child of Kibi, another name for which is Brave-Sun Direction-Chif. 10)Next they gave birth to the Island Small-bean, another name for which is Big-Field-Princess. 11)Next they gave birth to the Island Big, another name for which is Many-Stop-Chif. 12)Next they gave birth to the Island Women, another name for which is Sky-One-Root. 13)Next they gave birth to the Island Chika, another name for which is Great-Male of Sky. 14)Next they gave birth to the Island Twin, another name for which is Sky-Two-Houses, |
JAPANESE NATURE When they had finished giving birth to countries, they began afresh giving birth to god So the name of god they gave birth to was God of great work next God of mud nest next Goddess of rock nest next God of gateway next God of wind next God of roof next God of stractur next they gave birth to god of the Sea, whose name is God of sea next they gave birth to god of the River, whose name is God of river next Goddess of river The names of gods given birth to by these two gods Swift-Harbor-Prince and Swift-Estuarty-Princess from their separate dominions of River and Sea were: god Foam-Calm; next god Foam-Waves; next god Bubble-Calm; next god Bubble-Waves; next god Water-Divider-of-Sky; next god Water-Divider-of Earth; next god Gourd-of-Sky; next god Gourd-of-Earth. Next they gave birth to god of Wind, whose name is God of wind Next they gave birth to god of Trees, whose name is God of tree Next they gave birth to god of Mountains, whose name is God of mountain Next they gave birth to god of Moor, whose name is Goddess of field another name for whom is god Moor-Elder God-Mountain-Soul and God-Thatch-Field-Princess from their separate dominions of Mountain and Moor were: First-Land-of-Sky; next god First-Land-of-Earth; next god First-Fog-of-Sky, next god First-Fog-of-Earth; next god Dark-Vally-of-Sky; next god Dark-Vally-of-Earth; next god Vally-Waver-Prince; next god Vally-Waver-Princess. The name of god they next gave birth to was God of boat another name for whom is the Sky-Bird-Boat. next Goddess of Foods next God of Fire another name for whom is Sparkle-God of Fire, and another name is Shining-god of Fire |
Through giving birth to this child her private parts were burnt, and she sickened and lay down. The names of gods born from her vomit were God of iron next Goddess of iron The names of gods that were born from her faeces were God of clay next Goddess of clay The names of tgods that were next born from her urine were God of water next Goddess of water The child of this god was called Luxuriant-Food-Princess. |
The total number of islands given birth to jointly by the two gods Invites-Malex and the -Invites-Female was fourteen, and of gods thirty-five. |
So then the Invites-Male said: Oh! Thine Augustness my lovely wife! Oh that I should have exchanged thee for this single child!" And as he crept round her august pillow, and as he crept round her feet and wept, there was born from his tears god that dwells at Konomoto near Unewo on Mount Kagu, and whose name is Goddess of weeping valley One god |
Hereupon the names of god that were born from the blood that stuck to the point of the august sword and bespattered the multitudinous rock-masses were: Rock Splitter next Root Splitter next Rock man. The names of gods that were next born from the blood that stuck to the upper part of the august sword and again bespattered the multitudinous rock-masses were: Hot fire next Fierce fire next Thander roar another name for whom is the Brave-Snapping, and another name is the Luxuriant-Snapping. The names of gods that were next born from the blood that collected on the hilt of the august sword and leaked out between his fingers were: Waterfall dragon and next Fountain dragon All the eight gods in the above list, from god Rock-Splitter to god Valley-Fountain, are Deities that were born from the august sword. |
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So god the Invites-Female, through giving birth to god-of-Fire, at length divinely retired. Thereupon, wishing to meet and see his wifw god Invites-Female, followed after her to the Land of Hades. So when from the palace she raised the door and came out to meet him, god Invites-Male spoke, saying: "Thine Augustness my lovely younger sister! the lands that I and thou made are not yet finished making; so come back!" Then god Invites-Female answered, saying: "Lamentable indeed that thou earnest not sooner! I have eaten of the furnace of Hades. Nevertheless, as I reverence the entry here of Thine Augustness my lovely elder brother, I wish to return. Moreover I will discuss it particularly with the Deities of Hades. Look not at me!" Having thus spoken, she went back inside the palace; and as she tarried there very long, he could not wait. So having taken and broken off one of the end-teeth of the multitudinous and close-toothed comb stuck in the august left bunch, he lit one light and went in and looked. Maggots were swarming. and rotting, and in her head dwelt Great-Thunder in her breast dwelt Fire-Thunder in her belly dwelt Black-Thunder in her genital dwelt Tear-Thunder in her left hand dwelt Young-Thunder in her right hand dwelt Earth-Thunder in her left foot dwelt Rumbling-Thunder in her right foot dwelt Couchant-Thunder altogether eight Thunder-gods had been born and dwelt there. Hereupon god Invites-Male, overawed at the sight, fled back, whereupon his wife god Invites-Female said: "Thou hast put me to shame," and at once sent the Ugly-Female-of-Hades to pursue him. So god Invites-Male took his black august head-dress and cast it down, and it instantly turned into grapes. While she picked them up and ate them, he fled on; but as she still pursued him, he took and broke the multitudinous and close-toothed comb in the right bunch and cast it down, and it instantly turned into bamboo-sprouts. While she pulled them up and ate them, he fled on. Again later sent the eight Thunder-gods with a thousand and five hundred warriors of Hades to pursue him. So he, drawing the ten-grasp sabre that was augustly girded on him, fled forward brandishing it in his back hand; and as they still pursued, he took, on reaching the base of the Even Pass of Hades, three peaches that were growing at its base, and waited and smote, so that they all fled back. Then god Invites-Male announced to the peaches: "Like as ye have helped me, so must ye help all living people in the Central Land of Reed-Plains when they shall fall into troublous circumstances and be harassed!" and he gave the designation of Their Augustnesses Great-Divine-Fruit. Last of all his younger sister the Deity Invites-Female came out herself in pursuit. So he drew a thousand-draught rock, and blocked up the Even Pass of Hades, and placed the rock in the middle; and they stood opposite to one another and exchanged leave-takings; and god Invites-Female said: "My lovely husband, thine Augustness! If thou do like this, I will in one day strangle to death a thousand of the folks of thy land." Then god Invites-Male replied: "My lovely wife, Thine Augustness! If thou do this, I will in one day set up a thousand and five hundred parturition-houses. In this manner each day a thousand people would surely be born." So tgod Invites-Female is called the Great-god-of-Hades. Again it is said that, owing to her having pursued and reached, she is called the Road-Reaching-Great-god. Again the rock with which he blocked up the Pass of Hades is called the Great-god-of-the-Road-Turning-back, and again it is called the Great-god-of-the-Blocking-Door-of-Hades So what was called the Even-Pass-of-Hades is now called the Ifuya-Pass in the Land of Idzumo. So he buried god retired god Invites-Female on Mount Hiba at the boundary of the Land of Idzumo and the Land of Hahaki. |
So the name of god that was born from the Cane which he threw down was Thrust-Erect-Defense The name of god that was born from the Girdle which he next threw down was Long-Road The name of god that was born from the Pouch which he next threw down was Loosen-Put The name of god that was born from the Clothes which he next threw down was Troublesome The name of god that was born from the Loincloth which he next threw down was Road-Fork. The name of god that was born from the Crown which he next threw down was Satiation-Open-Mouth The names of gods that were born from the Bracelet of his left hand which he next threw down were Offing-Distant next Offing-Wash-Prince next Offing-Intermediate The names of gods that were born from the Bracelet of his right hand which he next threw down were Seashore-Distant next Seashore-Wash-Prince, next Seashore-Intermediate. The twelve gods mentioned in the foregoing list from god Thrust-Erect-Defense down to god Shore-Intermediate are gods that were born from his taking off the things that were on his person. |
he went down and plunged in the middle reach. and, as he washed, there was first born the Wondrous-god Eighty-Evils next the Wondrous-god Great-Evils These two Deities aregods that were born from the Filth when he went to that polluted, hideous land. The names of gods that were next born to rectify those evils were: God of healing next God of immunity next Shrine Maiden The names of gods that were next born, as he bathed at the bottom of the water were: God of underwater next Underwater man The names ofgods that were born as he bathed in the middle of the water were: God of seabed next Seabed man The names of gods that were born as he bathed at the top of the water were God of marine next Marine man These three Ocean-Possessing gods are gods held in reverence as their ancestral vs by the Chiefs of Adzumi. So the Chiefs of Adzumi are the descendants of His Utsushi-hi-gana-saku, a child of these Ocean-Possessing gods. These three gods His Bottom-Tube-Male, His Middle-Tuve-Male, and His Surface-Tuber-Male are the three Great gods of the Inlet of Sumi. The name of god that was born as he thereupon washed his Lefteye was Goddess of sun The name of god that was next born as he washed his Righteye was God of moon The name of god that was next born as he washed his Nose was God of outlaw The fourteen gods in the foregoing list from the Eighty-Evils down to Brave-Swift-Impetuous-Male are gods born from the bathing of his person |