Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Deity name "Jimmu" | Japan | The first emperor of Japan, direct descendant of Amaterasu, the supreme deity, and generally regarded as the ancestor of the present Japanese emperor. Jimmu is a Chinese-style name given to this emperor much later; his original name was Kamu-yamato-iwarehiko. Kamu means divine, and Yamato is the name of the loca- tion of the ancient capital. |
Deity name "Ugayafukiaezu" | Japan | A Japanese deity (kami) and the father of Japan's mythical first emperor, Emperor Jimmu. |