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Definition of Izanami
1. Noun. Sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan.
Definition of Izanami
1. Proper noun. (mythology Shintoism) A Japanese creator goddess. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Izanami
Literary usage of Izanami
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1884)
"487, l b. JACKSON, Andrew, president of the United Izanagi [e-za-nâ'-ghe], Japanese
divinity, IX. 541, 1 b. izanami, Japanese divinity, IX. 541, 1 b. ..."
2. The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō: A Study of the State Religion of by Daniel Clarence Holtom (1922)
"It is of special interest that the movements of izanami at the Tsukuba shrine
... The Earth-Mother character of izanami is likewise to be found in the ..."
3. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"Thereafter Izanagi-no-Mikoto went after izanami-no-Mikoto into the Land of Yomi,
... Then izanami- no-Mikoto, appearing still as she was when alive, ..."
4. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"Thereafter Izanagi-no-Mikoto went after izanami-no-Mikoto into the Land of Yomi,
... Then izanami- no-Mikoto, appearing still as she was when alive, ..."
5. Shinto, the Way of the Gods by William George Aston (1905)
"Izanagi and izanami belong to that stage of religious progress in which the ...
The common parentage of Izanagi and izanami formed a link of union between ..."
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