▁making ▁of ▁k ut ▁( s ac red ▁g ird les ). ▁ ▁For ▁this ▁gift ▁she ▁earned ▁the ▁name ▁I res u ▁Kam uy ▁( Pe ople ▁Te acher ). ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁kam uy ▁in ▁A inu ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁In ▁one ▁myth , ▁her ▁husband ▁is ▁s edu ced ▁by ▁W aka - ush ▁Kam uy , ▁the ▁de ity ▁of ▁fresh ▁water . ▁ ▁Kam uy ▁F uch i , ▁ins ult ed , ▁challeng es ▁her ▁rival ▁to ▁a ▁du el ▁of ▁sor c ery , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁emer ges ▁vict orious ▁with ▁relative ▁ease . ▁ ▁Her ▁ch ast ened ▁husband ▁returns ▁home . ▁ ▁Kam ui ▁F uch i ▁is ▁a ▁guard ian ▁of ▁the ▁home , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁judge ▁of ▁domestic ▁affairs . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁poll ute ▁a ▁hear th ▁or ▁fail ▁to ▁maintain ▁proper ▁domestic ▁relationships ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁in cur ▁her ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁To ▁aid ▁her ▁in ▁these ▁duties , ▁since ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁leave ▁the ▁hear th , ▁she ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁kam uy , ▁including ▁M int ak oro ▁Kam uy , ▁the ▁guard ian ▁of ▁a ▁home ' s ▁prem ises , ▁and ▁R uk oro ▁Kam uy , ▁the ▁kam uy ▁of ▁the ▁priv y . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁A inu ▁household , ▁the ▁hear th ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁gateway ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁which ▁humans ▁and ▁kam uy