Hikawahime

Hikawa Hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology.

Overview

She is the daughter of Kuraokami, a Suijin goddess who appears only in Kojiki.

"Hi" is read as "hi", "spirit", "ice", "hinoki" and other borrowed lessons, "river" is a correct lesson and means a river, and "life" is understood to mean a shrine woman, and the name is " There is a theory that it is a shrine maiden who serves a spiritual river, and a theory that it is related to Hikawa Shrine of each country as if it is the same as "Hikawa". In addition, it is considered to be a god related to water, like the parent god Kuraokami, the descendants of Fukabuchi no Mizuya Reika, and Kuraokami.[1]

Genealogy
Genealogy from Susano-no-mikoto to Okuninushi (according to "Kojiki"). Blue: male deity, red: goddess.

She is the daughter of Yoshikami and the son of Yashima Shiyakumi, who gave birth to the abyssal goddess Suiyareka.

References
  1. 國學院大学　古事記学センター　日河比売
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