The Probert Encyclopaedia of Japanese Mythology

KAGUTSUCHI

In Japanese mythology, Kagutsuchi is the spirit of fire, the god of destructive and purifying fire, and of summer heat. When he was born he scorched the vagina of his mother Izanami so badly that she died. His father cut him into five pieces, and as his blood hit the ground it became five mountain spirits. Just like fire he rekindled himself and settled on the peak of Mount Atago.
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