Three Munakata goddesses

Family tree of the munakata goddesses

The Three Munakata goddesses (宗像三女神, Munakata Sanjoshin) are a group of three Japanese goddesses worshipped at Munakata Taisha.[1][2][3] They are found in both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki.[1][3]

They are the daughters of Susanoo and Amaterasu.[4][5][6][7] They were born in a challenge called Ukei.[4][5][6][7]

Diagram explaining the structure of Munakata Taisha and its relationship to theology between the three sisters and Sumiyoshi sanjin and Watatsumi

See Also

References

  1. 1 2 https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001561210.pdf
  2. ↑ "The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region". The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  3. 1 2 Nogami, Takahiro. "Munakata Shinkō". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  4. 1 2 Chamberlain (1882). Section XIII.—The August Oath.
  5. 1 2 "Wikisource link to Book I". Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.. Wikisource. 1896. Wikisource page link 35.
  6. 1 2 "Ichikishimahime • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. 1 2 Kadoya, Atsushi. "Ichikishimahime". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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