Ninigi-no-Mikoto
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Ninigi or Ninigi-no-Mikoto, is a god in Japanese mythology. Grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, Ninigi is regarded according to Japanese mythology as the great-grandfather of Japan’s first emperor,
Ninigi courting Sakuyahime, by Rinkyo, 1906
Enoyama no misasagi, the Imperial Household Agency-designated burial site of Ninigi at Nitta Shrine, Satsumasendai
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Saruta hiko and Uzume illustration by William Aston
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
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
…Genealogy Parents Ame no Oshihomimi (father) Takuhadachijihime (mother) Siblings Nigihayahi (brother) Consorts Sakuyahime (wife) Children Hoderi Hosuseri Hoori Ninigi (瓊瓊杵) or Ninigi-no-Mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊), is a god in Japanese mythology. (no-Mikoto here is an honorific title applied to the names of Japanese gods…
Hoori riding a giant Tai, by Yoshitoshi, 1867
⠀⠀Hoori riding a Crocodile across the sea, by Kiyochika, 1894-1896
Amaterasu cave crop
Kuniteru Gozu dragon