Kushinadahime, the mythical empress of the god Susanoo-no-mikoto, was offered as a sacrifice to the giant snake Yamata-no-orochi but was saved by the god Susanoo {see planet (10604)}. (M 39656) _ _.
Discovered on 4-9-1997 in Nachi-Katsuura by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T.