Omoikane


Omoikane is a Shinto Kami of wisdom and intelligence. His name means "having the wisdom and thoughtfulness of many people". A heavenly deity who is called upon to "ponder" and give good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities. In the myth where Amaterasu hid in a cave, he was entrusted with the task of finding a way to get her out. Carpenters pray to him during the construction of pillars in a building. Usually, Japanese people pray to Omoikane for success in school and exams.
He is known by other names as Tokoyo-no-Omoikane in the Kojiki ; Omoikane in the Nihon Shoki ; Omokane, Tokoyo-no-Omoikane, Yagokoro-omoikane in the Kujiki, or Achihiko.
He is the son of creator deity Takamimusubi and the older brother of Takuhatachiji-hime, who is married to the deity Ame-no-Oshihomimi. In the Kojiki Tenson kōrin myth, Omoikane is one of the kami who descends to earth.
However, in the Kujiki. Omoikane descends to Shinano Province to become the ancestor of Shina-no-achihouri and as in Chichibu Province, a former province in Saitama Prefecture. He then becomes the father of both deities, Ame-no-Uwaharu and Ame-no-Shitaharu, also through this lineage becomes the patriarchal ancestor of the children of Ama-no-Koyane.

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