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2009年3 月31日 (火)
2009年3 月30日 (月)
Tashiki-tobe
The Sumera-mikoto, left alone among four brothers, had to continue the advance at the head of the royal army with his son Tagishi-mimi-no-mikoto. They arrived at the port Arasaka in Kumano, where they fought with another burglar leaded by a female chief named Tashiki-tobe. Unfortunately, the earthy deity, maybe who would have been Tashiki-tobe, vomited so much poison that the Sumera-mikoto and his soldiers came to be inanimate. Ancient people would have knowledge concerning toxic plants or so as well as medicinal herb.
2009年3 月29日 (日)
Kumano and Kuna-no-kuni
Why did the complier of the Chronicle of Japan insert this legend into the story of the holy expedition towards the East? It seems that he would have intention to suggest that the resisting force in Kumano was a relative tribe or nation on mother’s side of the four brothers. The name of Kumano occurred us one of the ancient mighty nation, Kuna-no-kuni.
2009年3 月28日 (土)
Mikenu-no-mikoto in the Kojiki
It is mysterious for us that the complier of the Kojiki did not dare to refer these sacrifices of elder brothers of the Sumera-mikoto at all. Instead, at the end of the first volume, he described that as for Mikeiri-no-mikoto, called Mikenu-no-mikoto in the Kojiki, he has gone away to the eternity walking over waves of ears as a deity of the bumper harvest, while Inahi-no-mikoto has entered into the Sea, where was to be his mother’s land.
2009年3 月27日 (金)
Mikeiri-no-mikoto
Sacrifice of the Inahi-no-mikoto was not the last. Following him, Mikeiri-no-mikoto, who was the third elder brother of the Sumera-mikoto, also cried with resentment, “Why is the sea raging, though my mother and my aunt are the deities of the Sea!” and passed away to the eternity walking on waves. Therefore, the Sumera-mikoto lost his three elder brothers at the same time.
2009年3 月26日 (木)
Inahi-no-mikoto
Grieving for their fate, Inahi-no-mikoto, who was the second elder brother of the Sumera-mikoto, said, “Why we are being tortured on the Land and the Sea, though our father is the deity of the Heaven and our mother is the deity of the Sea!” No sooner had he said it than he devoted himself and threw himself into the raging sea while drawing his sword. It is said that Inahi-no-mikoto became the deity of Sabi-moti, who would be a deity for the sword.
2009年3 月25日 (水)
忙しいちゃぽちゃん
ちゃぽちゃんは、今日も忙しそうです。
「うん。ちゃぽ。とって～も忙しいの。」
2009年3 月24日 (火)
The Tempest and the Ancient Convention of Japan
By the way, when the army of the Sumera-mikoto tried to across the sea with ships, they were hit by a tempest suddenly. Because the storm and rain ran riot, they could not across the sea. It is pointed out that in ancient Japan there was a sorrowful convention that someone sacrificed himself for appeasing raging sea. In this scene, we can find sacrificial spirits of ancient persons.
2009年3 月23日 (月)
Miwa Village of Kumano
On 23th of June, the royal army arrived at Nakusa village. There they encountered a burglar lead by female chief, whose name was said Nakusa-tobe. At last, the army reached Miwa village of Kumano beyond Sano and climbed up the cliff called Ama-no-iwadate. They continued their march rapidly.
2009年3 月22日 (日)
The End of Ituse-no-mikoto
On 8th of May, they reached at the Port Yamaki looking upon the Chinu-Sea. At that time, the wound by the arrow stung Ituse-no-mikoto with terrible pain. Being aware of the end of his life, he cried with caressing his sword and left word; It a pity that a brave man was injured and was dying without any retort! Marching to the Mt.Kama, Ituse-no-mikoto passed away there at last. He buried on the Mt. Kama.
