天てん神じん七しち代だい

noun

seven generations of celestial deities

In Japanese mythology, the seven primordial kami who came into being after the creation of heaven and earth, preceding the earthly kami (地神五代). Often contrasted with 地神五代.

See also: 地神五代

• 天てん神じん七しち代だいは、天てん地ち開かい闢びゃくの後のちに現あらわれた神かみ々がみである。

  The seven generations of celestial deities are the kami who appeared after the creation of heaven and earth.

• 古こ事じ記きには天てん神じん七しち代だいと地ち神じん五ご代だいが記しるされている。

  The Kojiki records the seven generations of celestial deities and the five generations of earthly deities.