World mythology & recorded folktales500 entries / 10 collections
Reading journeys / 4 stops

A ruler who depends on others

The helpers, partnerships, and negotiations of Ōkuninushi’s career.

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Japanese

The hare whose second helpers make things worse

Meet the baggage carrier whose attention to an injured creature differs from his brothers’ conduct.

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Japanese

Ōkuninushi survives his brothers and Susanoo

Track the helpers whose knowledge makes survival possible.

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Japanese

Sukunabikona: a small arrival and a large partnership

See land-making itself depend on recognition and partnership.

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Japanese

How the land is yielded to heaven’s descendants

End with the former maker’s negotiated withdrawal, rather than treating rule as an unchanging possession.

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After the last stop

Which detail changed when you returned to the source? Keep that question with you as you choose another route.

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