THE GODDESS OF SILKWORM AND THE GOD OF THUNDERBOLT IN THE LEGENDS OF "SUGARU"

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  • 小子部スガル伝承における蚕神と雷神
  • チイサコベ ノ スガル デンショウ ニオケル サンジン ト ライジン

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There　are　various　legends　of“SUGARU”in‘‘NIHON－SHOKI”，“NIHON－RYOIKI”，　and‘‘SHINSEN・SHOJIROKU”． In　these　legends，“SUGARU”is　related　to　the　empress　and　the　emperor，　or　to　silkworms　and　thunderbolts，　at first　sight，　with　such　strange　episodes　as　gathering　babies　instead　of　silkworlns，　or　caputuring　the　got　of　thunderbolt． 　Although　there　are　already　some　studies　about“SUGARU’，，　we　have　as　yet　no　clear　explanation　about　the relationship　between‘‘SUGARU”and　those　strange　episodes． 　This　paper　examines　the　relationship　between　the　empress　and　the　emperor量n　comparison　with　the　Iegends of‘‘SUGARU”． 　They　are　based　mainly　on　two　ideas；the　identification　of　the　empress　with　the　goddess　of　silkworm（on the　one　hand），　and　the　assimilatioll　of　the　emperor　to　the　deity　of　storm　and　thunderbolt（on　the　other　hand）． 　The　sexual　union　of　the　empress　and　the　emperor　means（mythologicaUy　speaking）that　of　the　goddess　of silkworm　and　the　god　of　thunderbolt　as　we　find　in　the　myth　of“AMATERASU”and“SUSANOWO”． 　In　conclusion，　there　is　a　similarity　of　the　mythical　structure　of　the　relationship　between　the　empress　and the　emperor（on　the　one　hand）and　that　between“AMATERASU”and“SUSANOWO”（on　the　other　hand）．

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