Mikogami

This article is about the type of Shinto deity. For other uses, see Mikogami (disambiguation).

In Shinto, a mikogami (御子神 (honorable-child-kami)) is a term used within the context of parent-child deity cults to refer to an offspring kami. A mikogami is also referred to as a byōeishin. The parent deity of a mikogami can be either a father (hikogami) or a mother deity (himegami), with the latter fitting into the framework of cults devoted to "mother-child deities"(boshijin').

The concept of a mikogami is illustrated in the fragmentary Tsukushi-no kuni fudoki, which describes a three-peaked mountain called Kishimayama. The southwestern peak is named hikogami, the middle peak is the himegami, and the northeastern peak is the mikogami (offspring-kami).

Mikogami is a "subordinate" deity (眷族 (kenzoku)).

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