Amatsuhikone
Sign in to saveAmatsuhikone (天津日子根命,天津彥根命, which means little lad of Heaven) in Japanese mythology is the third son of Amaterasu.
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- Instance of
- amatsukami
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Susanoo
- Mother
- Amaterasu
- Sibling
- Ame no Oshihomimi
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- Amatsuhikone shinbutsu-zue.jpg
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- name in kana
- あまつひこねのみこと
- relative
- Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
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Amatsuhikone (天津日子根命,天津彥根命, which means little lad of Heaven) in Japanese mythology is the third son of Amaterasu.
In many versions, he is born from Amaterasu's jewels in her hair. In other versions he is born from the vine used to bind Amaterasu's hair.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amatsuhikone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.