Iso-takeru
Japanese · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
One of Susanoo’s three children who spread tree seeds and crossed to Kii in a Nihongi account.
Parentage
Names and tradition associations
- Isaoshi Nihongi I, Aston translation, I.56–59: tree seeds and three children (primary)
Variant accounts
- cult locationThe preceding account has Iso-takeru bring seeds from heaven, avoid planting them in Han, and plant them throughout Japan beginning at Tsukushi. It calls him Isaoshi and locates his cult in Kii.Nihongi I, Aston translation, I.56–59: tree seeds and three children (primary)
Relations
- parent: SusanooNihongi I, Aston translation, I.56–59: tree seeds and three children (primary)
- sibling: Oho-ya-tsu-himeNihongi I, Aston translation, I.56–59: tree seeds and three children (primary)
- sibling: Tsuma-tsu-himeNihongi I, Aston translation, I.56–59: tree seeds and three children (primary)
Sources
- One of Susanoo’s three children who spread tree seeds and crossed to Kii in a Nihongi account.: Nihongi I, Aston translation, I.56–59: tree seeds and three children (primary)