Shiotsuchi-no-Oji- Japanese GodDeity"The Old Man of the Tides"

Also known as: Shiotsuchi-no-Kami, 塩椈神, and 塩土老翁

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Titles & Epithets

The Old Man of the TidesSalt-Sea Elder

Domains

tidessea

Symbols

basket boatsalt

Description

A wizened sea deity who built Hoori a woven basket boat and guided him down to Ryūgū-jō, the dragon king's palace beneath the waves, to recover his brother Hoderi's lost fishhook — setting in motion the events that shaped the imperial line.

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