OKUNINUSHI NOMIKOTO

The kami Master of the Great Land. The much-married son ofSusa-no-o, he has numerous other names includingDaikoku, and is equated withKompira. In theKojikiandNihongimyths he has to undergo a series of ordeals, overcoming various natural forces such as fire, death, jealousy and lifeless matter in order to 'animate' the land and make it habitable.