Kusanagi Sword - The Kusanagi

…But the Emperor again ordered him to pursue and subjugate the wild gods of the twelve eastern roads, those who did not submit to the king's rule. Before leaving, Yamato Takeru visited the great shrine of Ise, where he was given the Kusanagi sword and a bag by his aunt, Yamatohime, who was the Saigū. He then wept in grief, saying, "Does the Emperor want me to die? I have not yet returned from the battle in the west, and yet he is sending me to the eastern provinces without even being given an army." He then destroyed all the rebellious gods and people in the eastern provinces. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kusanagiken" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし天皇は重ねて追い立てるように，東方十二道の荒ぶる神，王化に従わぬ者を征討せよと命じる。ヤマトタケルは出発にさいし伊勢の大神に参り，斎宮であるおばの倭比売（やまとひめ）命(倭姫命)から草那芸剣（くさなぎのたち）と袋を授かるが，そのとき〈天皇はこの私に死ねというのだろうか，西方のいくさから帰りまだ時をへぬうちに軍勢も賜らずなお東国に遣わそうとする〉と述べ，憂い泣いたという。東国においてもまつろわぬ神･人をことごとく平らげる。…

※「草那芸剣」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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