Iwanagahime
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Iwanagahime is a kami in Japanese mythology. She is the goddess of immortality. She is also the daughter of Ōyamatsumi, and sister to Sakuyahime. She is said to be enshrined at Kifune Shrine.
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Iwanagahime is a kami in Japanese mythology. She is the goddess of immortality. She is also the daughter of Ōyamatsumi, and sister to Sakuyahime. She is said to be enshrined at Kifune Shrine.
== Mythology == Ōyamatsumi offered both of his daughters, Sakuyahime and Iwanagahime, in marriage to Ninigi. However Ninigi rejected Iwanagahime due to her ugliness and returned her to her father.
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