also: さぐじ
noun
god of food
Archaic term for a deity associated with food, particularly in Shinto contexts. Rarely used in modern language outside historical or mythological references.
古事記には、三狐神が食物の神として登場する。
In the Kojiki, Miketsukami appears as a god of food.
noun
Inari; Uka-no-Mitama
Specifically refers to Inari, the god of harvests, or Uka-no-Mitama, the god of food (especially rice). Archaic usage; modern references typically use 稲荷 or 宇迦之御魂神.
三狐神は稲荷神と同一視されることがある。
Miketsukami is sometimes identified with Inari.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 三狐神 literally means 'three fox god', possibly reflecting the association of Inari with foxes. The reading みけつかみ may be related to 御食 (みけ, 'food') and 神 (かみ, 'god').