Amanomichine
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Amanomichine is a god from Japanese mythology. He is the ancestor of the Kii clan.[1]
The epic poem Hotsuma Tsutae says he accompanied Amaterasu and Susanoo.[2] Amanomichine accompanied Ninigi, the grandson of Amaterasu, when he descended from heaven (the Tenson kōrin).[3] He gave two sacred mirrors to Emperor Jimmu: the Higata-no-Kagami and the Hihoko-no-Kagami.[4]
The chief of the Kii clan is called the kokusoke. The kokusoke claims to be the 80th-generation descendant of Amanomichine.
Tenson People
[change | change source]In the Shinsen Shōjiroku, the descendants of Amatsuhikone, Ame-no-hohi, Amanomichine, and Amenohoakari are grouped together. They are called the Tenson People (天孫族, Tenson-zoku), meaning "Heavenly Grandchildren Clan".[5]
Myths say the Tenson People descended from Takamagahara (the Plain of High Heaven) to provinces like Owari and Tanba. People say they are ancestors of many clans like
Genealogy controversy
[change | change source]The historian Toga Hoshio argued that the genealogical document Amabe-shi Keizu (海部氏系図), that says these clans are descended from Amenohoakari is a forgery.[6]
He says these clans actually descend from the sea god Watatsumi
The genealogy of the Owari clan includes Takakuraji, a great-grandson of Watatsumi. Toga Hoshio say this is the more likely origin.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Kinokuninomiyatsuko | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム". 2023-12-16. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ↑ "The Book of Heaven (Chapters 6)". www.hotsuma.gr.jp. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Lebra, Takie Sugiyama (1995-03-27). Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07602-0. p. 80
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, R. A. B. (2014-06-03). Studies In Shinto & Shrines. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-89294-3.
- ↑ Hanawa, Hokiichi (1983). Shinsen Shōjiroku (新撰姓氏錄). Japan: Onkogakkai. OCLC 959773242.
- ↑ Hoga, Toshio (2006). Kokuho「Amabe-shi Keizu」he no gimon, Kokigi no Heya. Japan.
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