Uke Mochi
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'''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}}.
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