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Kagutsuchi

Kagutsuchi is the Japanese god of fire, son of Izanagi and Izanami.

Kagutsuchi
Japanese god of fire who burned his mother to death when she gave birth. His father, Izanagi, cut his body in eight pieces out of which emerged eight mountain gods.

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