Amenohoakari
deity sky Japanese single tradition · 2
A kami of sun and agriculture, the son of Ame-no-oshihomimi and Takuhadachiji-hime, the older brother of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and the ancestor of the Mononobe clan, among others. He is sometimes known as Nigihayahi.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in classical Japanese texts including the Kojiki (712 CE), Nihon Shoki (720 CE), Kujiki, Shinsen Shōjiroku, and Jinja Shiryō.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ame no Hohi, Ame no Wakahiko, Ame-no-Koyane, Kamimusubi, Tamakushi-hime, Ame-no-Minakanushi, Ame-no-oshihomimi, Ame no Hohi, Amanomichine-no-Mikoto, Nigini-no-Mikoto, Takami-Musubi, Ame-no-Uzume, Amanojaku, Amazake-babaa, Amemasu, Amanozako, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Ame-no-Tajikarao, Amatsukami, Ama-Tsu-Mara, Ishikori-dome no Mikoto, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, Takemikazuchi, Kagu-tsuchi, Amefurikozō, Ushi, Ame-no-Fuyukinu, Omizunu, Amatsuhikone, Susano'o
- sibling of
- Ninigi-no-Mikoto
- child of
- Ame-no-oshihomimi, Takuhadachiji-hime, Takuhatachijihime, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, Ōkuninushi, Notsuhime
- syncretized with
- Nigihayahi
- has aspect
- Hikohoakari-no-mikoto
Mentioned by
- Ame-no-Uzume
- Amanojaku
- Amazake-babaa
- Amemasu
- Amanozako
- Amaterasu
- Tsukuyomi
- Ame-no-Tajikarao
- Amatsukami
- Ama-Tsu-Mara
- Ishikori-dome no Mikoto
- Amatsu-Mikaboshi
- Takemikazuchi
- Kagu-tsuchi
- Amefurikozō
- Ushi
and 12 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Amenohoakari A kami of sun and agriculture, the son of Ame-no-oshihomimi and Takuhadachiji-hime, the older brother of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and the ancestor of the Mononobe clan, among others.”
#4960 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“A member of the Kaifu clan, said to be a descendant of Amenohoakari, has long inherited the position of head priest.”
#16391 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5