日前大神

Japanese

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Etymology

日の隈 (hi no kuma, literally “shadow/shade of the sun”) +‎ 大神 (literally “great god”)

Proper noun

日(ひの)前(くまの)大(おお)神(かみ) • (Hi no Kuma no Ōkami) ^{←ひのくまのおほかみ (Fi no Kuma no Ofokami)^?}

(Japanese mythology) the deification of the mirror made by 石凝姥 (Ishikoridome) to lure 天照 (Amaterasu) out of 天岩戸 (Ama no Iwato)