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Ninigi

noun
1.
Grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan.  Synonym: Ninigino-Mikoto.





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... hereditary family of priests with the god whose shrine they served; it is possible that the claim to be directly descended from the god had been disputed." The Norito first recites poetically the descent of Ninigi, the grandchild of the sun-goddess from heaven, and the ...
— The Religions of Japan - From the Dawn of History to the Era of Meiji • William Elliot Griffis


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