Uke Mochi (保食神 Ukemochi-no-kami; English: "Goddess Who Protects Food" ) is a goddess of food in the Shinto religion of Japan.[1] When Uke Mochi was visited by Tsukuyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth, finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice. Tsukuyomi was so disgusted he killed her.[2] Even her dead body produced food: millet, rice, and beans sprang forth. Her eyebrows even became silkworms.
The goddess is sometimes also called Ōgetsuhime-no-kami (大宜都比売神 ).
Uke Mochi is also the Wife of Inari in some legends[3] and in others is herself Inari.
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- ↑ Loar, Julie (2010). Goddesses for Every Day: Exploring the Wisdom and Power of the Divine Feminine around the World. New World Library. pp. 269. ISBN 978-1-57731-950-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=OturV0aQa-IC&pg=RA3-PA2&lpg=RA3-PA2#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ Mittal, Nemi (1993). World-Famous Mythologies. Pustak Mahal. pp. 96–97. ISBN 81-223-0548-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=m3Q8F2-pnBsC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ Hathaway, Nancy (2003). The Friendly Guide to Mythology: A Mortal's Companion to the Fantastical Realm of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Heroes. Penguin Group. pp. 129. ISBN 978-0-140-24087-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=c8vLnOPFDS4C&pg=PT129&lpg=PT129#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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