Sarutahiko Ōkami

Sarutahiko Ōkami is a god in Japanese mythology.Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko (1987), The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual, Princeton University Press, pp. 42-43. His main shrine is Sarutahiko Shrine in Ise, Mie

He married the goddess Ama-no-Uzume after she went down to Earth. She persuaded him to let Ninigi-no-Mikoto and the rest of the Amatsukami (heavenly gods) go down to Earth..

People believe he has the power to expel evil.

Later, Uzume and Sarutahiko fall in love and get married. Their descendants became the sarume clan.

He has the title  which is a rare and powerful title. Only six other kami have it, the other six are Izanagi, Izanami, Michikaeshi, , Inari, and amaterasu. Sarutahiko and Inari are the only ones called Okami that are kunitsukami, or earthly kami, all the others are Amatsukami (heavenly deities).

His name means monkey-field-prince.

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Category:Kunitsukami