When Izanagi returned from Yomi (world after death) and performed a purification ceremony, the three gods, Sokotsuwatatsumi, Nakatsuwatatsumi, and Uwatsuwatatsumi, were born, and these three god are collectively called Watatsumi no Kami. イザナギが黄泉から帰って禊をした時に、ソコツワタツミ(底津綿津見神)、ナカツワタツミ(中津綿津見神)、ウワツワタツミ(上津綿津見神)の三神が生まれ、この三神を総称して綿津見神と呼んでいる。 |