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 "Kamu-iku-musu-bi-no-kami" | Shinto | Daughter of the Divine-Life-Producing-Wondrous-Deity. Shinto |