Amenohoakari
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Amenohoakari (天火明命, Amenohoakari-no-mikoto) is a god of sun and agriculture in Japanese mythology. His descendants are called Tenson-zoku.[1]
Name[]
Names for Amenohoakari are listed below.
- Amaterukuniteruhikoamenohoakarikushitamanigihayahi-no-mikoto (天照国照彦天火明櫛玉饒速日尊) in Kujiki
- Amaterukuniteruhikoamenohoakari-no-mikoto (天照國照彦天火明尊)
- Amaterukuniteruhikohoakari-no-mikoto (天照国照彦火明命) in Nihon Shoki
- Amenohoakari-no-mikoto (天火明命) in Kojiki
- Hoakari-no-mikoto (火明命) in Nihon Shoki
- Ikishiniho-no-mikoto (膽杵磯丹杵穂命)
- Amaterumitama-no-kami (天照御魂神) in Jinjyashiryō
Genealogy[]
According to Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Amenohoakari was born to Ame-no-oshihomimi and Takamimusubi's daughter, . Ninigi-no-Mikoto is his younger brother, but in another book of Nihon Shoki Ninigi is his father.
In Kujiki, Amenohoakari is considered the same kami as , the ancestral god of the Hozumi and Mononobe clans, but this contradicts their generational relationships and areas of activity.[2]
In Harima-no-kuni Fudoki, Amenohoakari is the child of Ōkuninushi and .[3]
Descendants[]
In Shinsen Shōjiroku, the descendants of Amatsuhikone, Ame-no-hohi, and , together with the descendants of Amenohoakari are referred to as Tenson-zoku. The Tenson-zoku descended from Takamagahara (Plain of High Heaven) to Owari and Tanba provinces, and are considered to be the ancestors of , , , and clans.[1]
However, it is clear that Amabe-shi Keizu, which records these four clans as descendants of Amenohoakari, is a forged document,[4] and that these clans actually descended from the sea deity Watatsumi. In addition, Owari clan's genealogy includes the great-grandson of Watatsumi, , as their ancestor, and this is considered to be the original genealogy.[5]
Name meaning[]
As Amenohoakari's name suggests, he is the deification of sunlight and heat. In Kojiki-den, Hoakari is written "穂赤熟", which means that the ears of rice ripen and become red. Like the other gods connected to the emperor, Amenohoakari's name is also related to rice and is worshiped as the sun god and the god of agriculture.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Hanawa, Hokiichi (1983). Shinsen Shōjiroku (新撰姓氏錄). Japan: Onkogakkai. OCLC 959773242.
- ^ Hoga, Toshio (2007). Shoki Mononobe-uji no Keifu (1) Kokigi no Heya (初期物部氏の系譜 (1) 古樹紀之房間). Japan.
- ^ Okimori, Takuya (2005). Harima-no-kuni Fudoki. Japan: Yamakawa Shuppansha. ISBN 4634593912.
- ^ Hoga, Toshio (2006). Kokuho「Amabe-shi Keizu」he no gimon, Kokigi no Heya (国宝「海部氏系図」への疑問 古樹紀之房間). Japan.
- ^ Hoga, Toshio (2006). Tango no Amabe-shi no Shutsuji to sono ichizoku, Kokigi no Heya (丹後の海部氏の出自とその一族). Japan.
- ^ Motoori, Norinaga (2011). Kojiki-den. Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1178814958.
- Japanese gods
- Shinto kami
- Agricultural gods
- Solar gods