Nakime

animal_ally sky Japanese single tradition · 1

Nakime is a pheasant sent from the heavenly deities to Ame-no-Wakahiko. This entity appears in the Kojiki and is associated with the katsura tree in Japanese mythology.

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in the Kojiki, an early 8th century CE Japanese text.

Relationships

allied with
Ame no Wakahiko

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“in the Kojiki appear the pheasant Nakime, sent from the heavenly deities to Ame-no-Wakahiko”

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