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Izanami (イザナミ) is the Queen of the Underworld. She is also the mother of Ebisu [1].

Appearance 

Izanami takes the appearance of whoever's eyes fall on her feels most comfortable with. In Yato's case, she takes the appearance of Hiyori with some slight features from Sakura, a past shinki of Yato's. In Ebisu's case she takes the appearance of an old lady who runs a western food shop which is the "The Olive House".

Personality

From her actions, it can be noted that she is quite lonely for a long time. It is also implied that she has a sweet nature, but she is also savage and barbarous.

Skills & Abilities

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Izanami's eyes while summoning ayakashi

Masks Summoning is an ability she obtain from using the Mandate of Hell (Phantom Brush). She is able to summon phantoms without chanting or getting blighted or affixing a mask, unlike Ebisu.

While summoning ayakashi Izanami's eyes look like two concentric circles with a black dot of pupil inside. Afterwords, simular pattern is replicated on masks and bodies of phantoms evoked that way.

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Yomi's exit sealed by Izanami

Underworld (Yomi) Control. Through the halo with spreading rays Izanami is capable of connecting to the yomi infrastructure. She could effortlessly find Ebisu and Yato during Phantom Brush crusade and prevent their escape sealing all the pathways out. Not only can Izanami control the hole Underworld environment, but she happenes to be the commander of the countless hordes of flesh-hungry yomi entities.

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Izanami's rampage

Those entities looks like young naked females with long dark hair. When Izanami is calm and pleased they stay under the yomi waters. But when the Queen is disturbed, they'll haunt down and constrict victims taking occasional bites or offering rotting foods of the Underworld (tasting which is the point of no return).

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Yato and Hiki captured by Izanami

Izanami's hair appears to be her weapon while having some tracking capability. Her hair grip affected not only gods, but also their shinki, leaving them unable to fight back.

In Japanese Lore

Izanami (She who Invites) is the seventh generation of Shinto's celestial gods. She is also the wife of Izanagi (He who Invites). Both came from the Japanese Creation Myth. There they bore a son named Hiruko which is associated with Ebisu's name meaning "leech child".

After Izanami's death, Izanagi went to Hell to find her, but discovered that she had already eaten the food of the afterlife and therefore could not leave. Her true face was originally concealed, but when Izanagi saw it, he saw that she was now a rotting corpse. Disgusted, Izanagi fled, however this angered Izanami, who set the women of Hell upon him. Izanagi was able to escape and sealed the entrance to Hell with a boulder.

References

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