Kayanarumi is a female deity whose name is written 賀夜奈流美 in "Izumo kokuso kamuyogoto" (Divine Words of the Ritual Priest of Izumo Taisha Shrine), which can be found in the section on prayer rituals in the "Engishiki" (Regulations and Laws of the Engi Era), and 加夜奈留美 at Asukani Imasu-jinja Shrine and Kayanarumi-jinja Shrine. カヤナルミとは、『延喜式』「祝詞式」にある『出雲国造神賀詞』では賀夜奈流美、飛鳥坐神社・加夜奈留美命神社では加夜奈留美とされている女神。 |