• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / Mythology / What Were Okuninushi’s Ordeals In Japanese Mythology and How Was Okuninushi’s Life Restored?

What Were Okuninushi’s Ordeals In Japanese Mythology and How Was Okuninushi’s Life Restored?

July 31, 2020 by Karen Hill

According to Japanese mythology, Okuninushi’s eighty brothers were furious when they heard of the white rabbit’s promise.

They resolved to murder Okuninushi by rolling a heated boulder down a hill onto him.

Okuninushi, believing it was a wild boar, leaped out to capture it.

As he seized the boulder, the rock burned through his flesh and killed him.

Wailing with grief, Okuninushi’s mother successfully begged the gods to restore him to life.

Finding Okuninushi still alive, the brothers tried again, this time by rigging a giant tree to fall on him as he strolled down a path.

Again, the brothers were successful, and Okuninushi was left dead beneath the tree.

But his mother, once again, convinced the gods to restore him to life.

Fearing for her son’s life, she persuaded Okuninushi to ask the god Susano for advice to end the feud.

Related Facts

  • How Did the Gods Get Amaterasu Out of Her Cave In Japanese Mythology and How Was Sunshine Restored?
  • How Did the Rabbit Regain His Fur In Japanese Mythology and How Did the Rabbit Repay Okuninushi?
  • What Advice Did Susano Give Okuninushi In Japanese Mythology and Who Was Suseri Hime?
  • How Was the Earth Created In Japanese Mythology and What Is the Japanese Myth of Creation?
  • How Is the World Restored In Norse Mythology and How Is the Earth Repopulated?
  • What Is the Japanese Name For Pac-Man and What Does Paku Mean In Japanese?
  • How Did Japanese Mythology Originate and Where Do the Myths of Japan Come From?
  • Why Did Amaterasu and Susano Quarrel Over Control of Their Realms In Japanese Mythology?
  • How Did the White Rabbit Lose Its Hair In Japanese Mythology and How Did the Rabbit Trick a Crocodile?
  • How Did Izanagi Try To Resurrect His Wife Izanami In Japanese Mythology?
  • How Did Izanagi Create Three Gods By Washing His Face In Japanese Mythology?
  • What Happened To Susanoo After He Was Banished To Earth According To Japanese Mythology?

Filed Under: Mythology

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « How Did the Rabbit Regain His Fur In Japanese Mythology and How Did the Rabbit Repay Okuninushi?
Next Post: How Did the White Rabbit Lose Its Hair In Japanese Mythology and How Did the Rabbit Trick a Crocodile? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2021 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy