Princess Okitsushima - Princess Okitsushima

Japanese: 瀛津嶋姫命 - おきつしまひめのみこと
Princess Okitsushima - Princess Okitsushima

…〈Kori〉 is an alternative form of Kiri, and 〈Ta〉 may be related to rice field. She is also called Okitsushimahime because she lives on Oki Island in the Genkai Sea. In one of the books of the 《Nihon Shoki》, it is written that Amaterasu commanded the three goddesses to help the 《grandson of heaven》 in the 《path》, and the three goddesses were named 《Chinushi no Muchi》. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Otsushimahime-no-Mikoto" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈コリ〉はキリの交替形で〈タ〉は田と関係するか。玄界灘にある沖島に坐(いま)すところから瀛津嶋姫(おきつしまひめ)命ともいう。《日本書紀》の一書には,アマテラスが3女神に〈道〉の中にあって〈天孫〉を助けよと命じ,3神は〈道主貴(ちぬしのむち)〉と命名されたことが記されている。…

※「瀛津嶋姫命」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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