Ukanomitama
Ukanomitama is a kami in classical Japanese mythology, associated with food and agriculture, often identified with Inari, the deity of rice.The Kojiki identifes Ukanomitama as the child of Susanoo by his second wife Kamu-Ōichihime, a daughter of Ōyamatsumi, the god of mountains. This text portrays Ukanomitama as the younger sibling of the harvest deity Ōtoshi-no-Kami.
A variant account recorded in the Nihon Shoki meanwhile portrays Ukanomitama as an offspring of Izanagi and Izanami who were born when the two became hungry.
The deity's name is understood as being derived from uka no mitama, "august spirit of food ". While the above texts are silent regarding the deity's gender, Ukanomitama has long been interpreted to be female, perhaps due to association with other agricultural deities such as Toyouke or Ukemochi.
