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    Amatsuhikone

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    Amatsuhikone (天津日子根命,天津彥根命, which means little lad of Heaven) in Japanese mythology is the third son of Amaterasu.[1]

    In many versions, he is born from Amaterasu's jewels in her hair.[1][2][3] In other versions he is born from the vine used to bind Amaterasu's hair.[4]

    Amatsuhikone
    Personal information
    Parents
    SiblingsAme-no-hohi (brother)

    Ame-no-oshihomimi (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother)

    Hinohayahi (brother)
    ChildrenAme-no-mikage-no-mikoto (ja)

    He is believed to be the ancestor of several clans, including the Oshikochi and Yamashiro clans.[2]

    Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto (ja) is his son. He laterdescended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei (290 - 215 BC) to become the shintai of the mountain.[5][6] On the mountain Mikami Shrine was built to worship him. It is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan .[5][6]

    Oath between Amaterasu and Susanowo (based on the Kojiki)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amatsuhikone • A History of Japan - 日本歴史" (in en-GB). https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/amatsuhikone/. 
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Japanese (U.S.), Association of Teachers of (1990) (in en). The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. The Association. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5cqAQAAIAAJ&q=Amatsuhikone. 
    3. ↑ Nobutaka, Inoue (March 1998) (in en). Kami. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. ISBN 978-4-905853-05-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=LgQRAQAAIAAJ&q=Amatsuhikone. 
    4. ↑ Havens, Norman; Inoue, Nobutaka (2006) (in en). An Encyclopedia of Shinto (Shinto Jiten): Kami. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University. ISBN 978-4-905853-08-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=a_YQAQAAIAAJ&q=Amatsuhikone. 
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mikami Shrine
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://kansai-odyssey.com/mikami-shrine-yasu-shiga-prefecture/




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