Kaya-no-hime

Kaya-no-hime (草野姫命 – Lady Thatch) also called Nozuchi (Moorland Elder)[1][2] is the Japanese goddess of vegetation, grass, and fields. She is considered protector of fields.[3][4]

She is also considered the ancestor of herbs.[5]

She is the daughter of Izanami and Izanagi. She is married to her husband and brother Ōyamatsumi, giving birth to eight deities. Some versions claim she is also the mother of Konohanasakuya-hime.[6]

Worship

She was often prayed to before cutting down wood or reeds for building.[7]

Reference
  1. "Kayanohime • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  2. Fr?d?ric, Louis; Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  3. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Essentials_of_Shinto/yA3_QqC6pPgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kaya-no-hime&pg=PA99&printsec=frontcover
  4. Buttimer, Anne; Wallin, L. (1999-07-31). Nature and Identity in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-7923-5651-6.
  5. Moore, Russell Franklin (1951). Readings in Oriental Philosophies. R. F. Moore Company.
  6. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Ancient_Deities/VWxekbhM1yEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kaya-no-hime&pg=PT604&printsec=frontcover
  7. Hastings, James; Selbie, John Alexander (1921). Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Sacrifice-Sudra. T. & T. Clark. ISBN 978-0-567-06509-4.
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