Awashima no kami was the sixth child of Amaterasu Omikami (the Sun Goddess) who married Sumiyoshi Myojin, but was exiled to Awashima when she contracted a female disorder.
淡島神は天照大神の6番目の子で、住吉明神に嫁いだが、婦人病にかかったことにより淡島に流されてしまった。