Ame-no-Minakanushi
Ame-no-Minakanushi (天之御中主, lit. "Lord of the August Center of Heaven") is a deity (kami) in Japanese mythology, portrayed in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki as the very first or one of the first deities who manifested when heaven and earth came into existence.
| Ame-no-Minakanushi-no-Kami | |
|---|---|
Creation of the world according to the Kojiki, showing the five primordial gods (kotoamatsukami) and the subsequent seven generations of deities (kamiyonanayo) | |
| Other names | Ame-no-Minakanushi-no-Mikoto (天御中主尊) |
| Japanese | 天之御中主神, 天御中主神 |
| Major cult center | Chiba Shrine, Kurume Suitengū, and others |
| Texts | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Kogo Shūi, Sendai Kuji Hongi |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | None; self-generated |
| Siblings | None |
| Consort | None |
| Children | None |
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