Amatsuhikone

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.[citation needed]

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

Amatsuhikone
Genealogy
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.[1]

Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja] is his son. He later descended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei (290 - 215 BC) to become the shintai of the mountain.[4][5] On the mountain Mikami Shrine was built to worship him. It is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.[4][5]

Oath between Amaterasu and Susanowo (based on the Kojiki)
  1. ^ a b Japanese (U.S.), Association of Teachers of (1990). The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. The Association.
  2. ^ Nobutaka, Inoue (March 1998). Kami. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. ISBN 978-4-905853-05-3.
  3. ^ Havens, Norman; Inoue, Nobutaka (2006). An Encyclopedia of Shinto (Shinto Jiten): Kami. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University. ISBN 978-4-905853-08-4.
  4. ^ a b Mikami Shrine
  5. ^ a b KansaiOdyssey (2020-10-15). "Mikami Shrine: The Treasure of Yasu, Shiga". Kansai Odyssey. Retrieved 2024-06-07.