Anmeshigami

Anmeshigami [淤餌神; あんめしがみ] is the goddess of food in the Kiren religion. She is the daughter of Omiinegami, who, upon realising that she was being called back to the Kumoshino realm and could not continue to watch over food supplies on Earth, created a bakōgami child to carry out this duty for her. Anmeshigami is the patron spirit of all those who are involved in gathering and preparing food; she is also one of the most famous and revered bakōgami. Her name literally means 'deity who blesses (our) humble food'.
When Omiinegami scattered the many seeds of rice upon the lands and brought sustenance to the people, she intended to remain on Earth in order to watch over their activities and teach them how to cultivate new sources of food. However, she was summoned back to the Celestial Palace by Kasshingami, who insisted that Omiinegami return to Kumoshino so that she could carry out more important activities there. Omiinegami created a daughter, Anmeshigami, to take on the responsibility of ensuring that the humans did not starve.
Later, when the moon god Uigami visited Heibaku for the first time, he was promised a glorious feast by Anmeshigami. In preparing this banquet, she reached into the sea and produced fish; facing the forests, she waved her hand and created game animals, and turning to a large rice paddy, she sneezed and shook the grains from their stems, delivering a most bountiful harvest. Uigami was so impressed by this display that he granted her the power to create infinite amounts of food. During their feast, Anmeshigami laughed loudly and beans, pulses and other grains sprang forth from her open mouth; when she coughed, vegetable seeds scattered across the plains. By the end of their banquet, Anmeshigami was so full that she hiccupped, and fruit seeds spilled from her lips.
Category:Kiren
Category:Deities