地ち神じん五ご代だい

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

• 日本にほん神しん話わでは、天てん神じん七しち代だいに続つづいて地ち神じん五ご代だいが現あらわれる。

  In Japanese mythology, the five generations of earthly deities appear after the seven generations of heavenly deities.