Kushinadahime’s Family Tree

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Family

• Susanoo(spouse),Suseri-hime(child),Yashimajinumi(child)— Marriage

  Susanoo married Kushinadahime in Izumo after slaying Yamata no Orochi. Their children include Yashimajinumi, ancestor of Okuninushi, and Suseri-hime.

  ⚠ The Kojiki names only Yashimajinumi as the child of Susanoo and Kushinadahime; Suseri-hime is called Susanoo's daughter in the Okuninushi narrative without naming her mother.

• Ashinazuchi(parent),Tenazuchi(parent)— Marriage

  Kushinadahime was the eighth and last daughter of the earthly kami Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi, her seven elder sisters having been devoured by Yamata no Orochi.

Enemy of

• Yamata no Orochi

  Yamata no Orochi had devoured Kushinadahime's seven elder sisters one by one, and she was to be the serpent's eighth and final victim when Susanoo intervened.

Associated with

• Susanoo,Yamata no Orochi

  Susanoo encountered Kushinadahime about to be sacrificed to Yamata no Orochi. He transformed her into a comb tucked in his hair for safekeeping, then slew the serpent with a sake trap to win her hand in marriage.