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Amatsuhikone
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Amatsuhikone (天津日子根命,天津彥根命, which means little lad of Heaven) in Japanese mythology is the third son of Amaterasu.[citation needed]
In many versions, he is born from Amaterasu's jewels in her hair.[1][2] In other versions he is born from the vine used to bind Amaterasu's hair.[3]
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Siblings | Ame-no-hohi (brother)
Ame-no-oshihomimi (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother) Hinohayahi (brother) |
Children | Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja] |
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He is believed to be the ancestor of several clans, including the Oshikochi and Yamashiro clans.[1]
Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja] is his son. He laterdescended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei (290 - 215 BC) to become the shintai of the mountain.[4][5] On the mountain Mikami Shrine was built to worship him. It is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.[4][5]
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