Ninigi
Ninigi is the son of Ame-no-Oshihomimi. Amaterasu bequeathed to Ninigi the sword Susanoo gave her, along with the two items used to lure her out of the Ame-no-Iwayato: the mirror Yata-no-Kagami and the jewel Yasakani no Magatama. Ninigi became the ancestor of the emperors of Japan.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Kojiki (c. early 8th century).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Shitateruhime, Takemikazuchi, Ame no Hohi, Omoikane, Futsunushi, Ame no Wakahiko, Sarutahiko, Takami-Musubi, Ōkuninushi, Kotoshironushi, Susano'o, Takeminakata
- child of
- Ame-no-oshihomimi, Amaterasu
- served by
- Ame-no-Uzume, Ame-no-Koyane, Futodama, Ishikoridome, Tamanoya
Mentioned by
- Takemikazuchi
- Ame no Hohi
- Omoikane
- Futsunushi
- Ame no Wakahiko
- Sarutahiko
- Takami-Musubi
- Ōkuninushi
- Kotoshironushi
- Susano'o
- Takeminakata
- Ame-no-oshihomimi
- Amaterasu
- Ame-no-Uzume
- Ame-no-Koyane
- Futodama
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“With the earth now pacified, Amaterasu and Takamimusubi again commanded Ame-no-Oshihomimi to descend and rule it. He, however, again demurred and suggested that his son Ninigi be sent instead. Amaterasu thus bequeathed to Ninigi, the sword Susanoo gave her, along with the two items used to lure her out of the Ame-no-Iwayato”
#12468 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Amaterasu orders Uzume to accompany her grandson Ninigi on his journey to earth. They head to Ame-no-ukihashi”
#15660 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The next event was the Tenson Kōrin: Amaterasu's grandson Ninigi descended from heaven to govern Ashihara no Nakatsukuni and became the ancestor of the Imperial House of Japan.”
#39266 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001