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In Japanese mythology, the story of the birth of the gods occurs after the creation of Japan (Kuniumi). It concerns the birth of the divine (kami) descendants of Izanagi and Izanami. According to the Kojiki, various gods were born from the relationship between Izanagi and Izanami until the fire deity, Kagu-tsuchi, at birth burned Izanami's genitals and wounded her fatally. Izanagi, witnessing the death of his beloved wife, in rage took the ten-grasp sabre and crushed his child, Kagutsuchi. A number of gods were born from the blood and remains of Kagutsuchi. Subsequently, Izanagi went to the land of Yomi (the world of the dead) to find Izanami, however when he found her, she had become a rotting corpse and from her parts other gods had arisen, causing the flight of Izanagi to the world of the living. Then Izanagi performed the misogi ritual purification through which more gods are born. The last of these are the three most important gods of Shinto: Amaterasu, goddess of the sun; Tsukuyomi, deity of the moon; and Susano'o, god of the sea. After having created the Eight Large Islands (Ōyashima) and other islands during the creation of Japan, Izanagi and Izanami decided to give birth to other gods, among them household deities, deities of the wind, trees and meadows, all born spontaneously: Ōkoto-oshi'o = Ōgoto-oshi'o, male deity Iwatsuchi-biko, male deity Iwasu-hime, female deity Ōtohi-wake, genderless deity and spirit Ame-no-fuki'o, male deity Ōya-biko, male deity Kazamo-tsuwake-no-oshi'o, male deity Ōwata-tsumi, genderless deity and spirit Haya-'akitsu-hiko, male deity Haya-'akitsu-hime, female deity From the relationship between Haya'akitsuhiko and Haya'akitsuhime the following gods were born: Aha-nagi = Awa-nagi, male deity Aha-nami = Awa-nami, female deity Tsura-nagi, male deity Tsura-nami, female deity Ame-no-mikumari, genderless deity and spirit Kuni-no-mikumari, genderless deity and spirit Ame-no-kuhizamochi, genderless deity and spirit Kuni-no-kuhizamochi, genderless deity and spirit Shina-tsu-hiko, male deity Kukunochi, genderless deity and spirit Ohoyama-tsumi/ Ōyama-tsumi (大山津見神, Ohoyama-tsumi/ Ōyama-tsumi -no-kami), male deity - [for his genealogy with Susano'o, please refer to Ōyamatsumi] Kaya-no-hime, also known as No-zuchi, female deity From the relationship between Ohoyamatsumi and Kaya-no-hime the following gods were born: Ame-no-sazuchi, genderless deity and spirit Kuni-no-sazuchi, genderless deity and spirit Ame-no-sagiri, genderless deity and spirit Kuni-no-sagiri, genderless deity and spirit Ame-no-kurado, genderless deity and spirit Kuni-no-kurado, genderless deity and spirit Ohoto-mato-hiko, male deity Ohoto-mato-hime, female deity Tori-no-iwa-kusu-fune, also known as Ame-no-torifune - genderless deity and spirit Ukemochi, female deity, Goddess of food.

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Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto

, or simply Tsukuyomi or Tsukiyomi, is the moon god in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words 月 and 読み. The Nihon Shoki mentions this name spelled as 月弓, but this yumi is likely a variation in pronunciation of yomi. An alternative interpretation is that his name is a combination of 月夜 and 見. There is so little known about Tsukuyomi that even their sex is unknown. Still, in Man'yōshū, Tsukuyomi's name is sometimes rendered as Tsukuyomi Otoko, implying that they are male.

Ukemochi

, commonly known as Ukemochi, the daughter of the Shinto deities Izanagi and Izanami, is a goddess of food in the Shinto religion of Japan. In some differing interpretations, Ukemochi is referred to as both male and female. When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox. Ōgetsu-hime is the wife of Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki, making Hayamao her great-grandnephew through her brother Oymatsumi.

Watatsumi

, also pronounced Wadatsumi, is a legendary kami (神, god; deity; spirit), Japanese dragon and tutelary water deity in Japanese mythology. Ōwatatsumi no kami is believed to be another name for the sea deity Ryūjin (龍神, Dragon God) and also for the Watatsumi Sanjin, which rule the upper, middle and lower seas respectively and were created when Izanagi was washing himself of the dragons blood when he returned from Yomi, "the underworld". The earliest written sources of Old Japanese transcribe the name of the sea god in a diverse manner.