Amenooshihomimi-no-Mikoto - Amenooshihomimi-no-Mikoto

Japanese: 天忍穂耳尊 - あめのおしほみみのみこと

A god who appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
He was one of the five male deities born when Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo no Mikoto made a pledge. He was supposed to descend to the heavens of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, but he was handed over to his son Ninigi no Mikoto. His real name was Masaka Akatsukachihayahi Ame no Oshihomimi no Mikoto. He is also known as Ame no Oshihone no Mikoto. In the Kojiki, he is called Masaka Akatsukachihayahi Ame no Oshihomimi no Mikoto.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

記・紀にみえる神。
天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)と素戔嗚尊(すさのおのみこと)との誓約(うけい)のときに生まれた五男神の一神。葦原中国(あしはらのなかつくに)に天くだることになっていたが,子の瓊瓊杵尊(ににぎのみこと)にゆずった。ただしくは正哉吾勝勝速日(まさかあかつかちはやひ)天忍穂耳尊。別名に天忍骨尊(あめのおしほねのみこと)。「古事記」では正勝吾勝勝速日天之忍穂耳命。

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