Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine
A major Shinto deity, also known as 大国主命 (Ōkuninushi no Mikoto). Later syncretized with Daikokuten (大黒天) and enshrined at Izumo Grand Shrine.
See also: 大国主命
Ōnamuchi no Kami is known as the deity enshrined at Izumo Grand Shrine.
In the Kojiki, Ōnamuchi no Kami is depicted as a deity of medicine.
Standard kanji spelling for this deity name.
Alternate historical spelling; also read おおあなむちのかみ.
Less common variant spelling.
大己貴神 is an ancient name of 大国主神; 大己貴 is one of several early phonographic spellings of the name transmitted in the classical chronicles.