noun
Kagutsuchi; fire deity
Shinto fire god whose birth killed his mother Izanami; beheaded by his father Izanagi. Also known as 迦具土神.
See also: 迦具土神
火之夜芸速男神は、日本神話に登場する火の神である。
Hinoyagihayao no Kami is a fire deity appearing in Japanese mythology.
古事記では、火之夜芸速男神の誕生によって伊邪那美命が火傷を負い亡くなったとされる。
In the Kojiki, it is said that Izanami died from burns caused by the birth of Hinoyagihayao no Kami.
More common name for the same deity; 火之夜芸速男神 is a longer, more formal variant found in classical sources.
The name is composed of elements meaning 'fire' (火), 'night' (夜), 'art' (芸), 'swift' (速), 'male' (男), and 'deity' (神). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a mythological proper name from ancient Japanese texts.