Ichikishima-hime

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Ichikishimahime
Hetsu-gū (辺津宮) where she is worshipped in Munakata Taisha
Other names	Sayori-hime
Kanji	市杵島姫命 別名 市杵嶋姫命 市寸島比売命 市岐嶋毘賣姫命 中津島姫命 狭依毘売命
Major cult centre	Munakata Taisha Usa Jingū Itsukushima Shrine
Personal information
Spouse	Amenohoakari
Parents	Susanoo (father) Amaterasu (mother)
Siblings	Tagori-hime, Tagitsu-hime
Equivalents
Hinduism equivalent	Saraswati
Buddhism equivalent	Benzaiten

Ichikishima-hime-no-mikoto (市杵島姫命) is one of the Three Munakata goddesses who are worshipped at Munakata Taisha.

She is also called Sayori-hime (狭依毘売命).

In medieval times people said she was the same as Benzaiten. Some said she was a daughter of Sagara. Other people said she was the younger sister of Empress Jingū.

She is a daughter of Susanoo and Amaterasu. She was born from a challenge where Amaterasu chewed Susanoo's sword and it became her and her two sisters.

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