Takemikazuchi

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## Goddess identity

Takemikazuchi is the main goddess of the Amatsukami of Takamagahara*.* She was Goddess of Sword who born from the blood dripping from the body of Kaguchi, the goddess of fire, who beheaded and burned her sister and forced Izanami to go to the land of yellow springs.

In the sacred texts "Nihon Shoki" and "Records of Ancient Matters" circulated in Yamato Shinto, she and the sword nerve Tsunoshin are known as the goddess who has the strongest fighting power in Takamagahara, except for Mikiko, even in the Izumo country. The Lord of the Netherworld, who once ruled the [Japanese Archipelago], also feared them.

She is one of the three major military gods of Shinto beliefs in Japan and Yamato, and the strongest sword goddess in Takamagahara. She is the enshrined deity of Kashima Shrine, the head shrine of Kashima Shrine, and is known as "Kashima Goddess/Kasuga Daigon". In the historical records of Yamato Shinto, she is considered to be the originator of sumo. This is because she used the wrestling technique known as sumo in the process of pacifying Japan, and successfully defeated rival. This goddess of Kunizu has the strongest combat power except for the fate of the great country. This technology was later taught to humans by her witches, resulting in special sumo and wrestling. Kashima Shrine in Kashima, deer are her symbol and familiar.

#### Character background

##### *The Godhead and Powers of Takemikazuchi*

As the strongest god of war in Takamagahara, Takemikazuchi holds a lofty status similar to that of Athena, the famous goddess of war and wisdom in Olympus. Her godhead is said to be second only to one of the three goddesses among the gods of war in Japan, Susanoo. She has the Goddess of Thunder, Goddess of Sword, Goddess of War, Goddess of Earth, Goddess of Archery, Goddess of Martial Arts, Goddess of Enchantment and other powerful gods. National protection, protection of ships' safe navigation, protection of women's safe childbirth, disease treatment, warding off evil spirits, longevity, marriage, land transportation safety, etc. are important guardian priesthoods closely related to human life. It is the most important priesthood and samurai from the Yamato Shinto family. Prayer of Changxiang is one of the goddesses who uses her power to perform her divine magic.

Although she is mainly known as the god of martial arts and swords, Takemikazuchi is believed to be the goddess of thunder because her deity is often sung by the shrine maidens as the god of thunder. The ancients compared the terrible thunder that fell from the sky to a sword. Because when people who believe in the goddess of Takamagahara see lightning, they always say that it is the god of thunder, the sword of swordsman, who is killing the gods and various evil spirits that are rampant in the world. In addition, lightning strikes have the power of fire that burns everything. Considering that Takemikazuchi was born from the blood of Kagutsuchi, the goddess of fire, we can understand its power. Takemikazuchi is also often worshipped as the goddess of water, and Kashima has long been enshrined in the Hitachi region as the god of agriculture and the goddess of the earth, who guarantees high yields. The other is the godhead of the enchantment god. In "Hitland Kingdom Fengdoji", it is recorded that Kashima God allows ships to sail freely between land and sea, and Jianyu Raijin's divine domain surrounded by thunder and lightning is located at the junction of land and sea in the Kashima area. In the classics of Yamato Shinto She is the main patron saint of Japan who prevents evil spirits from invading human life.

In Japan, the story of her appearance as a Kaijin has been widely circulated in folk beliefs. The Kashima Shinto beliefs of Kashima beliefs distributed in the Kanto and Tohoku regions say that Takemikazuchi defeated the Aragami who spread the plague in the local area.

It is said that she caught these plague goddess, which would bring disaster, in the dolls and sealed them with an enchantment. Instructing the local witches to seal these dolls in the depths of the sea and rivers with the magic of enchantment, so the local witches have always circulated among the local witches that the sacrificial goddess descends Takemikazuchi to discard the dolls sealed with the plague demon to ensure that the local people, animals and plants are free from A Kagura ritual to receive plague damage.

The most famous artifact of Takemikazuchi is the divine sword Budo Yusoul that she holds. As a divine sword transformed by the authority of Takemikazuchi 's divine personality, she even has an independent goddess in Yamato Shinto. The name of the Bodo Yusoul Swordsman that appeared in the "Records of Koji", in the records of the Kojiki and the Japanese secretary, Takemikazuchi , in order to help Emperor Shinbu and his army with the evil magic of the Aragami Descending directly from Takamagahara, after obtaining this divine sword, Emperor Shinbu killed the Aragami Kumano God who was making trouble in the local area without even waving the divine thunder that was issued by the Fudo Yusoul, and swept away the monsters that were rampant in Japan. The earth spider clan, the Goddess of Thunder, who possesses overwhelming military power, has established her status as the main god of war worshiped by the Yamato court and the symbol of the military power of Takamura.

#### *The Influence of Takemikazuchi in the Yamato Court and Hitachi*

The Takemikazuchi is enshrined in the first hall of the Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, which was built by the Tomi clan, a powerful ancient clan. At the beginning, the belief of Takemikazuchi was mainly concentrated in the Hitachi region, but as Takemikazuchi helped the Yamato court to pacify Japan, many witches and samurai of the public martial family received her favor, and her authority was in the gods of Takamagahara. She also became one of the best, and she became a symbol of Ise Shinto and the Yamato imperial army.

#### *The myth and legend of Takemikazuchi*

The most famous myth of Takemikazuchi is that she and Jingjin together defeated Takeminakata, a powerful goddess of wind, farming, hunting, martial arts, and military goddess among the Kunitsukami, who were famous for their bravery and fighting skills. The wrestling rivalry between the gods of the night is also known as the origin of the sport of sumo.

According to the records in the first volume of *Kojiki*, Amaterasu appointed Ame-no-oshihomimi as the new ruler of Japan, and sent Takemikazuchi and Amenotorifune to take over. Originally, Ookuninushi ruled Japan. After the two goddess such as Takemikazuchi announced the will of the goddess Amaterasu, Ookuninushi did not answer, and ordered Kotoshironushi to answer on behalf of the goddess, and agreed to hand over Japan.

Takemikazuchi asked Ookuninushi again: "Your descendant Kotoshironushi has already agreed to act on behalf of you, do you have any opinions on the other gods?" Ookuninushi replied: "Probably only Takeminakata will have an opinion. "The latter happened to pass by and picked up a huge boulder and said, "Who are you, who dares to speak up here? Then compare your strength with me, and I'll shake your hand first."

So Takemikazuchi asked Takeminakata to grab her hand, but unexpectedly, the hand immediately turned into an icicle, and suddenly it turned into a sword. Takeminakata was taken aback and took a few steps back. Takemikazuchi said in turn: "Then I will shake your hand too!" Then she grabbed the hand of Takeminakata, like a weak reed. After Takeminakata's hand was pinched off, the whole person was thrown to the ground. Takeminakata fled quickly, but Takemikazuchi also followed closely, and finally chased Takeminakata in the state of Yuhai in Keye Country, intending to kill him. Takeminakata begged for mercy: "I surrendered! Please spare my life. Except for this place, I will not go anywhere else, nor will I violate the promises made to Takamagahara by Ookuninushi and other Izumo goddess."

In addition, the story of Takemikazuchi assisting Emperor Shinbu to kill Aragami who was in trouble in Kumano is also very famous in Japan. Emperor Shinbu was attacked by the poison gas magic released by the local Aragami in Kumano, and his soldiers lost their strength due to the poisonous gas of Kumano evil god. and risk being annihilated.

In the face of this situation, Amaterasu summoned Takemikazuchi and asked why she had not completely quelled the chaos of Aragami in Japan. Takemikazuchi calmly replied that she could only rely on her own saber. Subduing the Aragami and the Soil Spider clan who were making trouble in Kumano.

Afterwards, Takemikazuchi gave the divine sword to Takakura, and after he handed it over to Emperor Shinbu, Emperor Shenwu, who had lost consciousness due to poisoning, instantly regained consciousness. The emperor didn't even need to wave the divine sword, and instantly passed the Jian who descended from the soul of Butu. The power of the god of thunder kills all the gods of Kumano.

After pacifying Kumano Aragami, Takemikazuchi also became a symbol of the military power of Amatsukami in Takamagahara.

#### Role image

In the work, the goddess appears as a beautiful girl with black hair and purple eyes. She wears an armored samurai costume with red, white and gold as the main color, white long footbags and two-tooth clogs with red buttons. She often appears with deers.

## Relevant information

As the strongest war goddess in Takamagahara, Takemori God has a lofty status similar to Athena, the famous goddess of war and wisdom in Olympus. Her divinity is said to be second only to Su, one of the three nobles, among the Japanese Jijun gods. Zhanwu Zun, she has multiple powerful deities such as the God of Thunder, the God of Swords, the God of War, the God of Earth, the God of Archery, the God of Martial Arts, the God of Barriers, etc. She is the patron goddess of the warriors’ faith, and also has the country Protection, protection of safe navigation of ships, protection of women's safe childbirth, disease treatment, warding off evil spirits, longevity, marriage, land transportation safety and other important patronage duties closely related to human life are most commonly used by Hime shrine maidens and samurai who were born in the Yamato Shinto public family. One of the goddesses who prays for help in order to perform her divine magic.

Although she is primarily known for her deity as the God of Martial Arts and Swords, it is believed that her true main deity is the God of Thunder, as her deity is often sung as the God of Thunder by shrine maidens. The ancients compared the terrible thunder falling from the sky to a sword. Because when people who believe in the gods of Takamagahara see lightning, they always say that it is the god of thunder [武瓮緮目] who is killing the wild gods and various evil spirits that run rampant in the world. Additionally, lightning strikes have the power of fire that burns everything. Considering that Takemoku Raijin was born from the blood of Fire God Kagutsuchi, we can understand its power. The God of Thunder is often worshiped as a water god, and the God of Kashima has long been worshiped in the Hitachi region as the god of agriculture and the goddess of the earth who ensures good harvests. The other is the godhead of the barrier god. It is recorded in "Hitachi Kuni Fudoki" that Kashima God allows ships to sail freely between land and sea, and that the God of Thunder is surrounded by thunder and lightning. It is located at the junction of land and sea in the Kashima area. In Yamato Shinto classics She is the main patron saint of China's reeds that prevent evil spirits from invading human life.

The story of her emergence as a world god in Japan has been widely circulated in folk beliefs. The Kashima Shinto faith's classics distributed in the Kanto and Tohoku regions say that the Kengo Thunder God defeated the Aragami who spread the plague in the local area. .

It is said that she captured these plague gods that would bring disaster and sealed them in a doll with a barrier. After instructing the local witches to seal these dolls in the depths of the sea and rivers using enchantment magic, it has been spread among the local witches that the sacrificial god descended to the God of Thunder to discard the dolls sealed with plague demons to ensure that the local people, animals and plants were free from Kagura ritual to ward off plague damage.