Miyazu-hime

One of the wives of the hero Yamato-takeru. He passed her house on the way to subdue the East and promised to marry her. Before he attempted to capture the kami of Mount Ibuki, he left his sword Kusanagi in her care.

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References

Source

  • Ashkenazi, Michael. (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc.