Izanagi and Izanami (The central deities in the Japanese creation myth)

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• Kagu-tsuchi — or Kagutsuchi (カグツチ), also called Kagutsuchi no kami (迦具土神), Hinokagutsuchi (火之迦具土), or Ho musuhi (火産霊), is the kami (神 god; deity ) of fire in Japanese mythology. MythologyKagu tsuchi s birth burned his mother Izanami, causing her death. His… …   Wikipedia