Ōmononushi

Ōmononushi () is a god in Japanese mythology who is connected to Mount Miwa in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. He is closely related to the god Ōkuninushi in the imperial myth cycle, with the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki texts referring to Ōmononushi as either another name or a spirit of Ōkuninushi.

Ōmononushi is mainly worshipped at Ōmiwa Shrine located at the base of Mount Miwa. This mountain is considered the shrine's sacred object of worship. Ōmononushi is also known as Miwa-no-Ōkami or Miwa (Dai)myōjin. He is also worshipped at Ōsugi Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture, and is identified with Konpira Daigongen, the deity of Kotohira Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture.

 Related pages 
 Ōkuninushi
 Snake worship
 Kotoshironushi

 Bibliography 

 Aoki, Michiko Y., tr. (1997). Records of Wind and Earth: A Translation of Fudoki, with Introduction and Commentaries. Association for Asian Studies, Inc. ISBN 978-0-924304-32-3.
 Aston, William George, tr. (1896). Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. 2 vols. Kegan Paul. 1972 Tuttle reprint.
 Chamberlain, Basil H., tr. (1919). The Kojiki, Records of Ancient Matters. 1981 Tuttle reprint.
 Philippi, Donald L. (2015). Kojiki. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-7800-0.

 Other websites 
 Official Website of Ōmiwa Shrine (Japanese)
 Official Website of Ōsugi Shrine (Japanese)
 Official Website of Kotohira Shrine (Japanese)

Category:Shinto
Category:Gods and goddesses of Japan