Ahiratsu-hime

Ahiratsuhime
吾平津媛
SpouseEmperor Jimmu
ChildrenTagishimimi, Kisumimi
FatherHosuseri

Ahiratsu-hime was the first wife of Emperor Jimmu, first Emperor of Japan. Jimmu later married Himetataraisuzu-hime who became the first Empress of Japan, and whose children inherited the throne. Her son Tagishimimi would attempt to seize power violently due to not inheriting the throne.

In the Kojiki, she is called Ahira-hime (吾平媛). According to the Nihon Shoki, she is from Hyūga Province.

Note that the -hime (媛) on the end is the word for "princess", and that tsu (津) appears in Old Japanese as the genitive particle, which was sometimes omitted from names.

Genealogy

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There is no mention of her parents in either the Nihon Shoki or the Kojiki.

According to the Kojiki, she is the sister of Ata no Wobashi no kimi (阿多之小椅君,"Lord Wobashi of Ata"). The Kojiki also lists one Hayato no Ata no kimi (隼人阿多君, "Lord Ata of the Hayato") as a descendant of Hoderi. Meanwhile, according to the Genealogical Catalogue of the Ancient powerful families(古代豪族系図集覧) by Tositaka Kondo(近藤敏喬), her older brother is Amasori(天曽利), ancestor of Ata no Wobashi no kimi.

This Ata no Wobashi no kimi seems to be the same person as Ata no kimi Wobashi who appears in the Nihon Shoki as a descendant of Hosuseri.[1] As such, some have pointed to a connection between this person and the Hayato people that also appear in the Nihon Shoki as descendants of Hosuseri.[2]

Tree

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Amaterasu[3]Takamimusubi[4][5][6]
Ame-no-oshihomimi[3]Takuhadachiji-hime[4][5][6][7][8][9]Ōyamatsumi[10][11]
Ninigi-no-Mikoto[7][8][9][3][12]
（天孫）		Konohanasakuya-hime[10][11]Watatsumi[13][14][15][16]
Hoderi[10][11][17]Hosuseri[10][11]
（海幸彦）		Hoori[10][11][12]
（山幸彦）		Toyotama-hime[13]Utsushihikanasaku [ja][14][15][16][18]Furutama-no-mikoto [ja]
Tensori no Mikoto [ja][17]Ugayafukiaezu[12][19]Tamayori-hime[13]Azumi people[18]（Owari clan
Yamato clan)
Hayato people[17]Itsuse[19]Inahi[19]Mikeiri[19]Jimmu[19]Ahiratsu-hime[20]
Imperial House of JapanTagishimimi[21][22][23][20]
  • Red background is female.
  • Green background means groups
  • Bold letters are three generations of Hyuga.

Records

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According to Nihon Shoki, Emperor Jimmu (then a prince) took Princess Ohiraizu as his consort while he was in Hyūga before he made the Eastern Expedition.

References

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  1. ^ Kotobank (in Japanese) https://kotobank.jp/word/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Sadakichi Kida, "Hyuga Kokushi: Ancient History" (Toyodo), p. 255-257「皇妃吾田吾平津媛」
  3. ^ a b c Borgen, Robert; Ury, Marian (April 1990). "Readable Japanese Mythology: Selections from Nihon shoki and Kojiki" (PDF). The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 24 (1). American Association of Teachers of Japanese: 61–97. doi:10.2307/489230. JSTOR 489230. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "万幡豊秋津師比売命 – 國學院大學 古典文化学事業". kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  5. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Futodama". eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  6. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230406174104/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9716
  7. ^ a b "タクハタチヂヒメ". nihonsinwa.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  8. ^ a b "栲幡千千姫命（たくはたちぢひめのみこと）ご利益と神社". xn--u9ju32nb2az79btea.asia (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  9. ^ a b "Ninigi". Mythopedia. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  10. ^ a b c d e Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, translated from the original Chinese and Japanese by William George Aston. Book II, page 73. Tuttle Publishing. Tra edition (July 2005). First edition published 1972. ISBN 978-0-8048-3674-6
  11. ^ a b c d e "According to the 'Kojiki', the great 8th century A.D. compilation of Japanese mythology, Konohana Sakuya-hime married a god who grew suspicious of her when she became pregnant shortly after their wedding. To prove her fidelity to her husband, she entered a benign bower and miraculously gave birth to a son, unscathed by the surrounding flames. The fire ceremony at Fuji-Yyoshida recalls this story as a means of protecting the town from fire and promoting easy childbirth among women."
  12. ^ a b c "みやざきの神話と伝承101：概説". 2021-08-04. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  13. ^ a b c Akima, Toshio (1993). "The Origins of the Grand Shrine of Ise and the Cult of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami". Japan Review. 4 (4): 143. ISSN 0915-0986. JSTOR 25790929.
  14. ^ a b "Explore Azumino! - Hotaka Shrine". Explore Azumino!. Japan Tourism Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  15. ^ a b https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001562761.pdf
  16. ^ a b "Mt. Hotaka also have deities enshrined, and these deities are as their tutelaries : JINJA-GAKU 3 | HIKES IN JAPAN". 2020-10-01. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  17. ^ a b c Tsugita, Masaki (2001) [1977]. 古事記 （上） 全訳注 [Complete Translated and Annotated Kojiki, Part 1]. Vol. 38. 講談社学術文庫. p. 205. ISBN 4-06-158207-0.
  18. ^ a b "Ofune Matsuri – A Unique Festival in Nagano, Japan! - Festivals & Events｜COOL JAPAN VIDEOS｜A Website With Information About Travel, Culture, Food, History, and Things to Do in Japan". cooljapan-videos.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  19. ^ a b c d e The History of Nations: Japan. Dept. of education. Japan. H. W. Snow. 1910.
  20. ^ a b "Ahiratsuhime • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  21. ^ Norinaga Motoori (2007). The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey. University of Hawaii Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-8248-3078-6.
  22. ^ Gary L. Ebersole (1992). Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan. Princeton University Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-691-01929-0.
  23. ^ The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters. Tuttle Publishing. 19 June 2012. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4629-0511-9.
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