Hasinaw-uk-kamuy

Hasinaw-uk-kamuy ( ハ シ ナ ウ ウ ッ カ ム イ , dt. "Bush- Inaw receiving deity") was the hunting goddess of the Ainu . The mother was Cikisani (a species of elm). Ape-huci-kamuy and Nusa-kor-kamuy and others were her siblings. She was worshiped as the one who brought game and hunter together with the other great gods ( kamuy ) on the Nusa . It made the hunters successful and protected them from evil spirits.

literature

• Hans Wilhelm Haussig , Egidius Schmalzriedt (Hrsg.): Götter und Mythen Ostasiens (= dictionary of mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 6). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-12-909860-7 .