Ame-no-hohi

Ame-no-hohi
	god of sun
Personal information
Parents	Amaterasu (mother);
Siblings	Ame-no-oshihomimi (brother) Amatsuhikone (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother) Hinohayahi (brother)

In Japanese mythology, Ame-no-hohi (which means Heavenly grain sun)[1] is the second son of Amaterasu.[2]

In some myths he was sent the first to be sent to earth to rule after his brother Ame-no-oshihomimi refused the offer. However, when he didn't return after three years they sent another god to rule.[3]

Ame-no-hohi is believed to be the ancestor of the Izumo no Omi.[4]

References

Brown, Delmer M.; Hall, John Whitney; Brown, Delmer Myers; Press, Cambridge University; Jansen, Marius B.; McCullough, William H.; Shively, Donald H.; Yamamura, Kozo; Duus, Peter (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22352-2.
"Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Amenohohi". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
Roberts, Jeremy (2009). Japanese Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-2802-3.
Mason, Joseph Warren Teets (1939). The Spirit of Shinto Mythology. Fuzambo.

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[1] Brown, Delmer M.; Hall, John Whitney; Brown, Delmer Myers; Press, Cambridge University; Jansen, Marius B.; McCullough, William H.; Shively, Donald H.; Yamamura, Kozo; Duus, Peter (1988). The Cambridge History of Japan. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22352-2.

[2] "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Amenohohi". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-09-28.

[3] Roberts, Jeremy (2009). Japanese Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-2802-3.

[4] Mason, Joseph Warren Teets (1939). The Spirit of Shinto Mythology. Fuzambo.