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Ogetsuhime no Mikoto

大宜都比売命

Agriculture & Foodfood and grain blessings
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Ogetsuhime no Mikoto is a food deity appearing in early Japanese mythological chronicles, notably the Kojiki, where she is associated with grains and sustenance. In one well-known episode, various foods are said to have emerged from parts of her body after her death, an image traditionally linked to the origins of agriculture. She is venerated in association with harvests and the provision of food, reflecting agrarian themes central to Japanese religious tradition.

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