| “ | You have advanced to the Classical Age through the prosperity of Inari Ōkami! | ” |
| —Age-up text | ||
Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神) is a Japanese Classical Age minor goddess in Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly Spear. She is available to worshipers of Susanoo and Tsukuyomi.
Attributes[]
God power[]
Swampland: Target a location to temporarily create a swamp infested with Kappas, turtle-frog demons that leap out of the water and drown enemy soldiers
Myth unit[]
- Jorogumo: Demonic woman with spider legs sticking from her back; her special attack spins a web around an enemy unit
Myth technologies[]
- Deadly Snare: Upgrades Jorogumos to Jorogumo Venom-Spinners; Jorogumos deal additional poison damage over time
- Wisdom of Nine: Upgrades Kitsunes to Nine-Tailed Kitsunes; Kitsunes have +75% hit points, +5 Line of Sight, and allows units to benefit from two Kitsune auras
- Sashimono Bannermen: Cavalry units have +10% hit points and +0.2× damage multiplier vs. other cavalry
- Ivory Netsuke: Myth units generate gold when attacking enemy units
Technology tree[]
 Inari Ōkami |
Age |  |
|---|---|---|
| God power |  Swampland | |
 Temple |
 Jorogumo |
 Deadly Snare |
 Wisdom of Nine |
 Ivory Netsuke | |
 Stable |
 Sashimono Bannermen |
Mythology[]
| “ | Inari Ōkami is one of the most popular kami in Japan. She is the god of many things, including foxes, fertility, rice, prosperity, and sake. Inari is closely associated with foxes and is even said to appear as one at times. Her shrines are guarded by statues of these sacred creatures and are easily recognized by their deep red buildings, rows of torii gates, and Inari's symbol – the flaming jewel. Inari's main shrine is outside Kyōto at Fushimi Inari. | ” |
| —In-game help section | ||
Changelog[]
Heavenly Spear[]
- The god's portrait was updated in update 18.50572.
Trivia[]
- Her name in Japanese roughly translates to "great rice-bearing god".
- Inari Ōkami's in-game portrayal as a fox deity reflects the close association in popular imagination with the Kitsune, considered to be the deity's messengers and servants. However, this representation is traditionally discouraged by Shinto and Buddhist religious authorities.[1]
- Traditionally represented as either male and female, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual kami. According to scholar Karen Ann Smyers, the most popular representations are of an elderly man carrying rice, a young goddess of food, and an androgynous bodhisattva.[1] These representations vary by historical period.
- Inari can also appear in the form of various beasts or monsters, such as a snake or a dragon. In a traditional folktale, Inari appears to an evil man as a monstrous spider to teach him a lesson. This may explain why she has been associated with the spider-like yōkai Jorogumo.
- Due to an oversight, advancing to the Classical Age with Inari Ōkami will not show the associated Age up message.
Gallery[]
Inari Ōkami as seen on the Heavenly Spear expansion cover art
