Kumano Hayatama-no-Okami is a Shinto deity enshrined at Kumano Hayatama Taisha, one of the principal shrines of the Kumano region in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, which forms part of the sacred Kumano Sanzan complex tied to ancient mountain worship and Shugendo practice. The deity is closely associated with purification rites, particularly those connected to water and the swift, cleansing power suggested by its name, which relates to the vigor of a spirit invoked in exorcistic and ritual contexts. Worship of this deity reflects the broader syncretic Shinto-Buddhist traditions historically practiced throughout the Kumano pilgrimage sites, though specific efficacies attributed to it should be understood within the framework of devotional belief rather than verified doctrine.