Ame-no-Tajikarao

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Ame-no-Tajikarao
God of Physical Power, Strength and Sports
Japanese	アメノタヂカラオ
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Heracles

Ame-no-tajikarao (アメノタヂカラオ) is a Japanese deity (kami) who appears in Japanese mythology. Ame-no-tajikarao is written as 天手力男神 in Kojiki, and 天手力雄神 in Nihon Shoki. Tajikarao's name means heaven hand power.^[1]

Another name is Oosugutama-no-mikoto or Takuzutama-no-mikoto (多久豆魂命), as Ama-no-Iwatowake-no-kami (天石門別神) other names is Ookuzutama-no-mikoto (大国栖玉命) and Tachikarao-mikoto (大刀辛雄命).