noun
Ōkuninushi; deity of magic and medicine
A major Shintō deity, later syncretized with Daikokuten (大黒天). Especially associated with Izumo Grand Shrine (出雲大社).
See also: 大黒天
大国主神は出雲大社の祭神として知られている。
Ōkuninushi is known as the deity enshrined at Izumo Grand Shrine.
大国主神は因幡の白兎の神話に登場する。
Ōkuninushi appears in the myth of the White Hare of Inaba.
Daikokuten is a Buddhist deity of wealth and the kitchen, often syncretized with Ōkuninushi in Japanese folk religion.
The name is composed of 大国 (great land) + 主 (master) + 神 (deity), reflecting his role as a ruler of the land in Japanese mythology. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.