Wakahirume

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Wakahirume is a goddess of the rising sun in Japanese mythology in Shinto mythology. Some interpretations view her as the personification of the morning sun. She was involved in making garments for the kami.

When

First attested
720 CE
Attested period
720 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Nihongi (720 CE).

Relationships

sibling of
Amaterasu
enemy of
Susano'o
child of
Amaterasu

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Wakahirume is a goddess of the rising sun in Japanese mythology in Shinto mythology. She is the daughter or younger sister of the sun goddess Amaterasu. Some interpretations view her as the personification of the morning sun”

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