Immanuelle/Funozuno
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Funozuno (Master Twisted Vines) was a Japanese deity[1]. He is the father of Futemimi [ja; fr] and his vines were bleached and made into clothing.[1] He is considered a descendant of Susanoo-no-Mikoto (Raging Man).[2] He was the grandfather of Ame-no-Fuyukinu [en][3][4][5]: 278  and great grandfather of Ōkuninushi.[5]: 278 

Overview

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In the Kojiki, his name is written as as Funumamenu-no-kami (布怒豆怒神), and in the Awaga Shrine [en] book, Awaga Daimyojin Mototsufumi [ja], he is written as Funotsu-mimi (布努都弥美).

There are several theories regarding the name (名義). One theory links it to the place name 'Funogo' (布努郷) in Miyoshi District, Bingo Province. Another theory considers 'Funo' to be a phonetic transformation of 'Kuna' (曲, meaning 'curve'), while 'Zuno' (ヅノ) is interpreted as meaning kudzu [en] (葛, a type of vine), suggesting that it refers to twisting kudzu vines creeping along (くねくねと這う葛, Kunekune to hau kuzu). This naming is believed to be based on materials from which fibers are extracted for clothing after being soaked in water. There's also a theory that 'Nunozuno' (ヌノヅノ), originating from 'Nunozuna' (布綱, meaning 'fabric rope'), was mistakenly transcribed and established as a divine name in the 'Kojiki' (古事記). This theory sees the name as the deification of a fabric rope. [6]

Family tree

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Susanoo[7][8] Ōyamatsumi[9]
Ashinazuchi[10]TenazuchiKonohanachiruhime [ja][11]
Kushinadahime[12]
Yashimajinumi [ja][11]
Kagutsuchi [en][13]
Kuraokami [en][14]
Hikawahime [ja][15]Fuha-no-Mojikunusunu [ja][16]
Fukabuchi-no-Mizuyarehana [ja]Ame-no-Tsudoechine [ja]Funozuno [ja]
Sashikuni Okami [ja]Omizunu [ja]Futemimi [ja]
Sashikuniwakahime [ja]Ame-no-Fuyukinu [ja][17][18]Takamimusubi [en]
Futodama
Nunakawahime [ja] Ōkuninushi[19]
(Ōnamuchi)[20]
Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto [en]
Kotoshironushi[21] Tamakushi-hime [en] Takeminakata [en] Susa Clan [en][22]
 
JAPANESE
EMPERORS
711–585 BC
 
Jimmu
660–585 BC(1)
Himetataraisuzu-hime [en][23]Kamo no Okimi [ja]
632–549 BC
 
Suizei
581–549 BC(2)
Isuzuyori-hime Hikoyai Kamuyaimimi
d.577 BC
Miwa clan [en]
   * Pink is female.
   * Blue is male.
   * Grey means other or unknown.
   * Clans, families, people groups are in green.



References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Funozuno • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters. Columbia University Press. 2014-09-30. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-231-16389-7.
  3. Philippi, Donald L. (2015). Kojiki. Princeton University Press. p. 92.
  4. Chamberlain (1882). Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Herbert, J. (2010). Shinto: At the Fountainhead of Japan. Routledge Library Editions: Japan. Taylor & Francis. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-136-90376-2. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  6. 國學院大学 古事記学センター 布怒豆怒神
  7. Atsushi, Kadoya (10 May 2005). "Susanoo". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  8. "Susanoo | Description & Mythology". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  9. Kaoru, Nakayama (7 May 2005). "Ōyamatsumi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  10. Fr?d?ric, L.; Louis-Frédéric; Roth, K. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press reference library. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Yashimajinumi". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp.
  12. "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Kushinadahime". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp.
  13. "Kagutsuchi". World History Encyclopedia.
  14. Ashkenazi, M. (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. Handbooks of world mythology. ABC-CLIO. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-57607-467-1. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  15. Chamberlain, B.H. (2012). Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters. Tuttle Classics. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0511-9. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  16. Herbert, J. (2010). Shinto: At the Fountainhead of Japan. Routledge Library Editions: Japan. Taylor & Francis. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-136-90376-2. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  17. Philippi, Donald L. (2015). Kojiki. Princeton University Press. p. 92.
  18. Chamberlain (1882). Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land.
  19. Atsushi, Kadoya; Tatsuya, Yumiyama (20 October 2005). "Ōkuninushi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  20. Atsushi, Kadoya (21 April 2005). "Ōnamuchi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  21. Atsushi, Kadoya (28 April 2005). "Kotoshironushi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  22. Tanigawa Ken'ichi [de] 『日本の神々 神社と聖地 7 山陰』(新装復刊) 2000年 白水社 ISBN 978-4-560-02507-9
  23. Kazuhiko, Nishioka (26 April 2005). "Isukeyorihime". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29.