noun
Kagutsuchi; fire deity
Shinto fire deity who fatally burned his mother Izanami during childbirth and was subsequently beheaded by his father Izanagi. Also known as 迦具土神 (Kagutsuchi).
See also: 迦具土神
火結神は、イザナミの出産の際に火傷を負わせた神として知られている。
Kagutsuchi is known as the deity who burned Izanami during childbirth.
古事記では、火産霊神がイザナギによって斬られた話が記されている。
In the Kojiki, the story is recorded that Kagutsuchi was slain by Izanagi.
Alternate name for the same deity, more commonly used in some texts.
The name 火結神 (Homusubi-no-kami) is a Shinto theonym; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with fire (火) and the concept of binding or producing (結/産霊).