Princess Asai

Japanese: 浅井姫 - あさいひめ
Princess Asai

… [Shozo Ido]
[faith]
There is a story behind the creation of Chikubushima Island: Long ago, there lived Tatamihiko-no-Mikoto (Ibuki-no-take no Kami) on Mt. Ibuki, his sister Hisashi-hime-no-Mikoto on Kue-no-mine, and his niece Asai-hime-no-Mikoto on Asai-no-Oka. One day, Ibuki-no-take and Asai-no-Oka had a height contest, and Asai-no-Oka grew taller overnight. In anger, Ibuki-no-take no Kami slashed Asai-hime to death.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Princess Asai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【井戸 庄三】
[信仰]
 竹生島の生成には次のような話がある。昔,伊吹山に多多美彦(たたみひこ)命(夷服岳(いぶきのたけ)神),久恵(くえ)の峰に姉の比佐志姫(ひさしひめ)命,浅井の岡に姪の浅井姫命がいた。あるとき夷服岳と浅井の岡が背くらべをし,浅井の岡が一夜のうちに高くなったので,夷服岳神が立腹し浅井姫を切り殺してしまった。…

※「浅井姫」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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