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In Greek mythology, Hegemone (Ancient Greek: Ἡγεμόνη means "mastery" [1] derived from hegemon "leader, ruler, queen" [2]) was a Greek goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit. According to Pausanias, Hegemone was a name given by the Athenians to one of the Graces.
In the Kojiki, Ōkuninushi used to rule the world, but he relinquished control during the Kuni-yuzuri to transfer control to the Amatsukami.He made a request that a magnificent palace – rooted in the earth and reaching up to heaven – be built in his honor, and then withdrew himself into the "less-than-one-hundred eighty-road-bendings" (百不足八十坰手 momotarazu yasokumade, i.e. the ...
Japanese Look up Tenjin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In the Shinto religion of Japan , Tenjin ( 天神 ) , also called Tenman Daijizai Tenjin ( 天満大自在天神 ) , is the patron kami (deity) of academics , scholarship , of learning , and of the intelligentsia .
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, ... The word itself translate to the meaning,"whore spider". Every story commonly states, that the creature ...
In Japanese mythology, the Kamiyo-nanayo (神世七代, lit. "Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods") are the seven generations of kami that emerged after the formation of heaven and earth. [1] According to the Kojiki, these deities appeared after the Kotoamatsukami, which appeared at the time of the creation of the universe.
Tokoyo no kuni a realm in Japanese mythology; Tokoyo (fictional character), the protagonist of a folk tale; See also: Tokyo, the capital of Japan
An English translation exists in the book Green Willow; and other Japanese fairy tales, with the name The Robe of Feathers. [10] A literary treatment of the play was given as The Fisherman and the Moon-Maiden in Japanese Fairy World (1880). [11] Another version exists with the name The Angel's Robe. [12]
The Kojiki portrays Ame-no-Minakanushi as the first god to appear in the heavenly realm of Takamagahara after the emergence of heaven and earth from the primeval chaos: . At the time of the beginning of heaven and earth, there came into existence in Takamanohara a deity named Ame-no-Minakanushi-no-Kami; next, Takamimusubi-no-Kami; next, Kamimusubi-no-Kami.