Uke Mochi 1151041 174857634 2007-11-30T16:46:45Z Bueller 007 8796 '''Uke Mochi''' (保食神 Japanese; English: "Goddess Who Possesses Food") is a [[goddess]] of [[food]] in the [[Shinto]] [[religion]] of [[Japan]]. 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 (traditionally her [[anus]]), finally turning to a [[rice paddy]] she coughed up a bowl of [[rice]]. Tsukuyomi was so disgusted he killed her. Even her dead body produced food: [[millet]], rice, and [[beans]] sprang forth. Her eyebrows even became [[silkworm]]s. The goddess is sometimes also called {{nihongo|'''Ōgetsuhime-no-kami'''|大宜都比売神}}. {{jmyth navbox long}} [[Category:Japanese goddesses]] [[Category:Shinto kami]] {{Japan-myth-stub}} {{Shinto-stub}} [[es:Uke Mochi]] [[ja:保食神]] [[sl:Uke-moči]] [[sv:Uke-Mochi]]