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Ame no Hohi | |
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The sun | |
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Siblings | Ame-no-oshihomimi (brother)
Amatsuhikone (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother) Kumanokusubi (brother) |
Children | Ame no Wakahiko, Ame-no-Hinadori, Takehi-Nateru |
Ame no Hohi (天菩比神,天穗日命,アメノホヒ, "Heavenly grain sun")[1] is a male deity and the second son of sun goddess Amaterasu in Japanese mythology.[2][3] Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko or the historical rulers of Izumo and modern heads of Izumo-taisha and Izumo-taishakyo descend from him.[4][5]