Nigihayahi
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Nigihayahi is the ancestral kami of the Hozumi and Mononobe clans in Japanese mythology. The Kujiki treats Nigihayahi as an alternate name for Amenohoakari, though this interpretation raises questions regarding genealogy and domain.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 800
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Kujiki as ancestral kami of the Hozumi and Mononobe clans, identified with Amenohoakari.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ame no Hohi, Notsuhime, Amanomichine-no-Mikoto, Ōkuninushi, Ame-no-oshihomimi, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, Takuhatachijihime, Amatsuhikone, Takami-Musubi
- syncretized with
- Amenohoakari
- sibling of
- Nigini-no-Mikoto
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Amenohoakari is also said to be the same kami as Nigihayahi, the ancestor of the Hozumi clan and Mononobe clan. Nigihayahi is Nigini-no-Mikoto's older brother. Nigihayahi's descendants are kami of the heavens (天神, tenshin).”
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