Princess Long-legged - Princess Long-legged

Japanese: 気長足姫 - おきながたらしひめ
Princess Long-legged - Princess Long-legged

She was the wife of Emperor Chuai, the protagonist of the story of the expedition to Silla in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki, and the mother of Emperor Ojin. She was also known as Princess Okinagatarashi (known as Okinagatarihime in the Kojiki).
[Outline of the legend of Empress Jingu]
Emperor Chuai, who went to Tsukushi to attack the Kumaso, received a divine revelation that he would be granted a land of treasures beyond the sea.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kinagaashihime" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仲哀天皇の妃で記紀の新羅遠征説話の主人公,また応神天皇の母とされる。別名,気長足姫(おきながたらしひめ)尊(記では息長帯比売命)。
[神功皇后伝説の大要]
 熊襲(くまそ)を撃つため筑紫に赴いた仲哀天皇は,海のかなたの宝の国を授けようという神託を得る。…

※「気長足姫」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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