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|jpname=ヨモツシコメ
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also simply known as '''Shikome''', is a [[Demon]] in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]].

==Profile==
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===Origin===
Yomotsu-Shikome (黄泉醜女{{Note|From 黄泉 (''Yomo'', apophonic combining form of 黄泉 (''Yomi'', Shinto land of the dead)) + つ (''tsu'', archaic genitive particle) + 醜 (''shiko'', "ugly") + 女 (''me'', "woman").}}, 予母都志許売 in the ''Kojiki''), translated by [[wikipedia:Basil Hall Chamberlain|Basil Hall Chamberlain]] as "Ugly-Female-of-Hades", are female demons from the land of [[Yomi]] which appear in the ''Kamitsumaki'' of the ''Kojiki''. The section of the ''Kamitsumaki'' in question chronicles [[Izanagi]] finding [[Izanami]] in Yomi and fleeing upon seeing her decayed form. Mortified, Izanami sends Yomotsu-Shikome to chase after him. To throw off the Yomotsu-Shikome, Izanagi casts his black hair vines{{Note|{{JP|黒御鬘|kuromikazura}}, originally from 黒 (''kuro'', "black") + 御 (''mi'', honorific particle) + 髪 (''kami'', "hair") + 蔓 (''tsura'', "vines")}} down, which sprout grapes. This slows the Yomotsu-Shikome down momentarily as they eat the grapes. When they continue chasing Izanagi, he casts his comb down, which turns into bamboo sprouts. Finally, the Yomotsu-Shikome stop in order to eat the bamboo sprouts.

When the Yomotsu-Shikome are stopped, Izanami sends the Yakusa-no-Ikazuchi and 1,500 [[Yomotsu-Ikusa]] to chase him.<ref>{{Cite Book|transl=Donald D. Philippi|chapter=Book I|book=Kojiki|publyear=1969|publisher=Princeton University Press, University of Tokyo Press|doi=10.1515/9781400878000-fm|page=pp. 62-64}}</ref>

===Design===
According to [[Aya Nishitani]], Yomotsu-Shikome is described as being frog-like in his novel because he encountered a frog when visiting a tomb said to be the tomb of Yamatohime; this tomb visit inspired his book's depiction of the tomb of Izanami.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=In my novel, the tomb of Izanami is in Asuka. However, I wrote the inside of the tomb is based on my experience of entering a tomb, which is said to be the tomb of Yamatohime, located near Ise. At that time, I encountered a frog, so Nakajima encountered a frog-like woman.|url=[https://x.com/ayanakajima3/status/1833694527967928797 Aya Nishitani 西谷史 on X]|site=X|published=September 11, 2024|retrieved=September 11, 2024}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
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==Compendium==
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|smt3=A demoness in Japanese mythology that lives in Yomi, the netherworld. She is the first demon Izanami sends after Izanagi.
|smt4=In Japanese lore, they are hideous demonesses of Yomi, the land of the dead, and serve the gods there.
Izanagi came down to Yomi to take back his dead wife Izanami, but when he saw her ugly form, he tried to escape from her. Enraged, Izanami sent the Shikome after him. Each Shikome commanded an army of Yomosu Ikusa. As he ran, Izanagi threw his hair and comb to the ground. His hair became grapes and his comb bamboo sprouts. The Shikome forgot their duty and started eating them.
|smt4a=In Japanese lore, they are hideous demonesses of Yomi, the land of the dead, and serve the gods there.
Izanagi came down to Yomi to take back his dead wife Izanami, but when he saw her ugly form, he tried to escape from her. Enraged, Izanami sent the Shikome after him. Each Shikome commanded an army of Yomosu Ikusa. As he ran, Izanagi threw his hair and comb to the ground. His hair became grapes and his comb bamboo sprouts. The Shikome forgot their duty and started eating them.
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|dx2=In Japanese lore, they are hideous demonesses of Yomi, the land of the dead, and serve the gods there. Izanagi came down to Yomi to take back his dead wife Izanami, but when he saw her ugly form, he tried to escape from her. Enraged, Izanami sent the Shikome after him. As he ran, Izanagi threw his comb to the ground. His hair became grapes and his come{{sic}} bamboo sprouts that the Shikome started eating, forgetting their duty.
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|p4=A demoness in Japanese mythology that lives in Yomi, the netherworld. She is the first demon Izanami sends after Izanagi.
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==Game Appearances==
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==={{Link|Game|GMT}}===
A Yomotsu-Shikome appears in the [[Yomotsu Hirasaka]], who tells [[Ayato Katsuragi]] that his time to die has not yet come. She later is found as an enemy in the [[Yomi]].

==Novel Appearances==
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==Nomenclature==
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|ja=ヨモツシコメ
|jaR=Yomotsu-Shikome
|jaM=Yomotsu-Shikome. ''Katakana'' rendering of the Japanese 黄泉醜女 ''Yomotsu-Shikome''.
|ja2=黄泉醜女
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|jaM2=Yomotsu-Shikome. ''Kanji'' rendering of the above.
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==Gallery==
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SMT3 Birth Artwork.png|Artwork featuring Yomotsu-Shikome for {{Link|Game|SMT3}}, titled "Birth"
GMT PC98 Yomotsu-Shikome Sprite.png|Sprite of the Yomotsu-Shikome in the PC-98 version of {{Link|Game|GMT}}
P4G Yomotsu-Shikome Model.png|Model from {{link|game|p4g}}
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