Okuninushi

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Okuninushi

Central hero in the mythology of the Izumo branch of Shinto in Japan. Okuninushi built the world with the help of the dwarf deity Sukunahikona, and he ruled Izumo until the appearance of the divine grandchild, Ninigi. In modern Japanese folk belief, Okuninushi is a god who heals and who makes marriages happy.

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