Ebisu
Japanese · deity · mythic · deity
Leech-child of Izanagi and Izanami who became god of fishermen and luck.
Parentage
Domains
- fishing
- fortune
Powers
- Grant bountiful catches and luck
Epithets
- 恵比寿
- 蛭子
Relations
- sibling: Kagutsuchi
Sources
- Kojiki, vol. 1, 712 CE (as Hiruko)
- Shichifukujin tradition