Yasomagatsuhi

• • Affiliation: Shinto
  • Kami of: Calamity, evil occurrences, curses and defilement.
  • Family: Izanagi (father) Ōmagatsuhi (sibling)

Yasomagatsuhi

Yasomagatsuhi (Many Mishaps Bringer – 八十禍津日神) is a Shinto kami of calamity, evil occurrences, curses and defilement.¹ They were the only kami born from Izanagi cleansing away the impurities of Yomi according to the nihongi whilst bathing in the Tachibana River.²

The kojiki, however, says they were the first of two born in this manner, the second being Ōmagatsuhi. Hymn No.9 is known to mention a ‘Amenomagatsuhi’ (Mishap Bringer) which is warded off by prayer.¹

Footnotes

1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
2. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.

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