禍津日神まがつひのかみ

noun

god of calamities

In Japanese mythology, a deity that brings disasters and misfortunes. Often contrasted with 直毘神 (なおびのかみ), the god of purification.

• 禍津日神まがつひのかみは、古こ事じ記きに登とう場じょうする災わざわいの神かみである。

  Magatsuhi-no-kami is a god of calamities that appears in the Kojiki.

noun

evil gods (causing sin)

Extended use referring to malevolent deities that cause sin or impurity, not limited to the specific mythological figure. Rare outside religious or historical contexts.

• 神しん道とうでは、禍津日神まがつひのかみのような罪つみを生うむ神かみ々がみの存そん在ざいが説とかれることがある。

  In Shinto, the existence of gods like Magatsuhi-no-kami who give rise to sin is sometimes discussed.