Tamayori-hime
Tamayori-hime, also given as 玉依毘売命 and 玉依姫尊 is a goddess in Japanese mythology.
Tamayori-hime is the daughter of the sea-dragon god Watatsumi and the younger sister of Toyotama-hime. When Toyotama-hime abandoned her husband Hoori, she sent Tamayori-hime to care for their son Ugayafukiaezu.[1] When the child grew up, he married his aunt, who bore him four children, the youngest of which became Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.[2]
References
- Akima, Toshio (1993). "The Origins of the Grand Shrine of Ise and the Cult of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami". Japan Review. 4 (4): 143. JSTOR 25790929.
- Allan, Tony; Phillips, Charles; Kerrigan, Michael (2000). Realm of the Rising Sun: Japanese Myth. Time-Life Books. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9780705436632.
See also
- Kamado-jinja
- Kamigamo Shrine
- Kamo Shrine
- Miyazaki-jingū
- Shimogamo Shrine
- Yoshino Mikumari Shrine
- Hiiro no Kakera
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