Hoori
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Hoori or Hoori no Mikoto, also known as Hikohohodemi no Mikoto, is a god in Japanese mythology, the third and youngest son of Ninigi and Sakuyahime. He is one of the ancestors of the Emperors of Japan
Hoori riding a giant Tai, by Yoshitoshi, 1867
⠀⠀Hoori riding a Crocodile across the sea, by Kiyochika, 1894-1896
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Ugayafukiaezu
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Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto is a Shinto kami, and is in Japanese mythology, the father of Japan's first Emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
Hoori
…home-sick and wished to return to his own country. His brother forgave him after he returned the fish-hook, and Toyotamahime gave birth to a son named Ugayafukiaezu. During the time when Toyotamahime was giving birth to her child, she had Hoori swear not to attempt to see her real figure. But he broke his promise…
Toyotama-hime giving birth to Ugayafukiaezu by turning herself into a wani in an 1886 illustration
Ugayafukiaezu shinbutsu zue