Okuninushi is considered as a god of medicine and healing based on the mention of him establishing treatment methods for illnesses in this story, along with the story of Sukunabikona of the "Nihonshoki." この説話及び『日本書紀』のスクナビコナ(少彦名)と共に病気の治療法を定めたとする記述などから、大国主は医療の神ともされている。 |