天あまの瓊矛ぬほこ

noun

Ama no Nuhoko; heavenly jeweled spear

Archaic mythological term; the jeweled spear used by the creator deities Izanagi and Izanami in Japanese mythology. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: オノコロ島

• イザナギとイザナミは天あまの瓊矛ぬほこで海うみをかき混まぜ、オノコロ島じまを作つくったとされる。

  Izanagi and Izanami are said to have stirred the sea with the Ama no Nuhoko and created Onogoro Island.