noun
five generations of earthly deities
In Japanese mythology, the five earthly deities who ruled after the seven heavenly deities (天神七代). A specialized term used in Shinto and mythological contexts.
See also: 天神七代
日本神話では、天神七代に続いて地神五代が現れる。
In Japanese mythology, the five generations of earthly deities appear after the seven generations of heavenly deities.
天神七代 refers to the seven generations of heavenly deities that precede the earthly deities of 地神五代.
Compound of 地神 (earthly deity) and 五代 (five generations). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a conventional label in Japanese mythology.