He is a Kami of Sacred Fire. For all your purification needs, use one of his special sacred firelighters. Please note it has to be his own holy lighter — using another brand will cause deep anguish and possible scorching.

The son of Creator Goddess Izanami, he was so hot and fiery that when he was born he burned his mom on the way out. The poor lady was scorched to death. It wasn’t the kid’s fault, but father Izanagi took drastic action and hacked his son into pieces. What a terrible tragedy.

But that’s not the end. The left-over lumps of Kagutsuchi became mountains, and a handful of Yama-no-Kami deities sprang out of his blood.

Meanwhile, the general opinion was that you couldn’t be too careful when it came to fire safety. Everyone from the Emperor to the humblest peasant paid tribute to Kagutsuchi to protect against accidental infernos. He is still worshiped at his own private temple at The Peak, Mount Atago, near Koyoto. Trespassers will be burned.

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Article last revised on December 13, 2021 by the Godchecker data dwarves.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders

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