Uke Mochi

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Uke Mochi is a Shinto goddess of food and fertility, known for producing sustenance from her body and for being slain by the moon god Tsukuyomi.

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Uke Mochi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto deity
goddess
associatedDeity Amaterasu
Tsukuyomi
associatedWith agriculture
harvest
sustenance
bodyAfterDeath produced staple foods
category Japanese mythology
agricultural deities
fertility goddesses
contrastedWith Tsukuyomi, the moon god
linked to: Tsukuyomi
cosmicAssociation earthly sustenance
culture Japanese
domain fertility
food
fromEyes rice seeds
fromGenitals wheat
fromMouth fish and sea products
fromNose beans
fromRectum millet
gender female
killedBy Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
linked to: Tsukuyomi

moon god Tsukuyomi
mythologicalEvent slain by Tsukuyomi after preparing a feast
mythologicalTheme origin of staple crops
sacrifice leading to abundance
otherName Ogetsu-hime
linked to: Kushinadahime

Ukemochi-no-Kami
linked to: Toyouke-Ōmikami
pantheon kami
producesFromBody fish
food
grain
meat
rice
relationshipToAmaterasu favored food deity of Amaterasu in some myths
religion Shinto
role goddess of fertility
goddess of food
goddess of grain
sourceText Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
symbol food offerings
grain
rice
worshipType agricultural worship

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Tsukuyomi spouse Uke Mochi