Jorurihime - Princess of Joruri

Japanese: 浄瑠璃姫 - じょうるりひめ
Jorurihime - Princess of Joruri
The protagonist of the fairy tale "Joruri Monogatari."
Her father was Minamoto Kanetaka, and her mother was a prostitute known as Yahagi no Choja. She was born in the late Heian period, when her parents prayed to the Yakushi at Horai-ji Temple in Mikawa (Aichi Prefecture). At the age of 14, she married Ushiwaka (Minamoto no Yoshitsune), and later brought him back to life after he died in Fukiage, Suruga (Shizuoka Prefecture). Her name is said to be the origin of the word Joruri.

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

Japanese:
御伽(おとぎ)草子「浄瑠璃物語」の主人公。
父は源兼高,母は矢作(やはぎ)の長者とよばれた遊女。平安時代後期,三河(愛知県)鳳来(ほうらい)寺の薬師に両親が祈願して生まれた。14歳のとき牛若(源義経)とむすばれ,のち駿河(するが)(静岡県)吹上で死んだ牛若を生きかえらせる。その名が浄瑠璃の語源とされる。

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