(Japanese mythology) a food goddess, daughter of 伊弉諾 (Izanagi); as told in the 古事記 (Kojiki), she offered food to 素戔嗚 (Susa no O) after he was expelled from heaven for his transgression against 天照 (Amaterasu), by pulling food out of her orifices, which caused him to kill her in disgust; from her corpse, grain seeds and silkworms sprouted out, and were collected by 神産巣日 (Kamimusuhi)

myth; mythology (divine story) / myth (baselessly absolutized concept)

entrance in a performance / appearance in a scene or situation; arrival

appear in a performance, for a character to enter / enter the scene, arrive

a goddess

(historical, archaic, possibly obsolete) a kind of paper doll to which one prays for good weather

a goddess (female deity)

food, foodstuff / (more broadly) food and drink

(rare) food, foodstuff

(rare) food, foodstuff