Kamuy Fuchi
Ainu · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Hearth-goddess and keeper of the gate to the kamuy world.
Domains
- fire
- hearth
Powers
- Keep the gateway between humans and kamuy
- Judge domestic conduct and punish defilers
Epithets
- Ape-huci Kamuy The hearth-fire grandmother; the central household deity who carries words to the godsJohn Batchelor; Neil Gordon Munro, Ainu Creed and Cult (secondary)
Relations
- sibling: Hash-inau-uk KamuyThe hunt-goddess Hash-inau-uk, born of the fire-drill, is named a sister of the hearth-goddess Kamuy Fuchi.Ashkenazi, Handbook of Japanese Mythology (2003) (secondary)
- ally: Kanna KamuyKanna Kamuy accompanies Kamuy Fuchi in her descent from heaven.Ashkenazi, Handbook of Japanese Mythology (2003) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: N. G. Munro, Ainu Creed and Cult (1962) (secondary)