Himetataraisuzu-hime

Himetataraisuzu-hime
Emperor Jimmu and Himetataraisuzu-hime from the first volume of Utagawa Kuniyoshi's "Nihon kokusei rya ki".
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure660–581 BC
Empress dowager of Japan
Tenureappointed in 581 BC
SpouseEmperor Jimmu
Issue
Father
Mother
ReligionShinto

Himetataraisuzu-hime (媛蹈鞴五十鈴媛)[1][2][a] is a Japanese goddess, a mythological figure in the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan), the first empress of Japan, and the first wife of Emperor Jimmu.[4]

Although details vary, her parents are described as an influential Yamato woman and a kami. She is said to have married Emperor Jimmu and given birth to the second emperor, Emperor Suizei.[5][2]

  1. ^ 第2版,世界大百科事典内言及, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus,精選版 日本国語大辞典,旺文社日本史事典 三訂版,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典. "神武天皇とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Japanese God Name Dictionary" p320 "Himetataraisuzu Himetataraisuzu" 『日本神名辞典』p320「比売多多良伊須気余理比売」
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Shinto". Digital Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-03-17. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Isukeyorihime". 2015-06-05. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  5. ^ Illustrated Chronicle of the Emperors of Japan, p.37-41, "Emperor Jimmu".


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