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2009年8 月31日 (月)
2009年8 月30日 (日)
Hime-tatara-isuke-yori-hime in the Kojiki
Let us now return to the text of the Kojiki, the editor introduces the scene where the Sumera-mikoto selected Hime-tatara-isuke-yori-hime as his empress following the report of Ookume-no-mikoto. One day, seven maidens went on a picnic at Takasaji-no, at which Isuke-yori-hime also attended.
2009年8 月29日 (土)
The Life of Ahira-tu-hime
This hypothesis is corroborated by the fact that both editors of the Japanese Chronicles and of the Kojiki, treat Ahira-tu-hime lightly, though she was actually the first wife of the Sumera-mikoto. As they dared to ignore her, we cannot trace the latter half of her life after the Sumera-mikoto departed from Himuka-no-kuni for the eastern expedition. Perchance, she would have remained the Ata-village in Himuka.
2009年8 月28日 (金)
The Beginning of Japan
It is plausible that the marriage between the Sumera-mikoto and Hime-tatara- isuzu-hime-no-mikoto theologically would symbolize the beginning of Japan. Because we can understand that the former represented the descendant form the heavenly deities and the latter that from the earthy deities respectively. It must have been a sacred marriage!
2009年8 月27日 (木)
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2009年8 月26日 (水)
The First Deity in the Japanese Mythology
According to the Chronicles of Japan, the first deity appearing in the universe was Kuni-no-tokotachi-no-mikoto, while the editor of the Kojiki described that was Ame-no-minaka-nushi-no-mikoto. Thereafter, both of heaven and earth came to be filled with various deities who hold their own posts. In other words, the world began simultaneously with appearance of heaven and earth.
2009年8 月25日 (火)
Heaven and Earth in the Japanese Mythology
Another explanation for the marriage between the Smera-mikoto and Hime-tatara-isukeyori-hime is more theological. It must be noted that in the Japanese mythology, the idea of heaven and earth was so important. The deities for the first time appeared gradually when the chaos, the original universe, began separating heaven and earth.
2009年8 月24日 (月)
The Introduction of Ookume-no-mikoto
Now, though we cannot assume whether the marriage between the Sumera-mikoto and Hime-tatara-isukeyori-hime was that of convenience or not, the editor of the Kojiki described the scene that Sumera-mikoto chose her among seven maidens through the introduction of Ookume-no-mikoto. That was an arranged marriage indeed!
2009年8 月23日 (日)
An Explanation for the Meaning of "tatara"
According to this well-known theory, the tribe to which her grand-father, Mishima-no-mizokui and her mother, Sya-tatara-hime as well as Hime-tatara-isukeyori-hime belonged, should have been a powerful group who produced valuable ironware including swords, arrowheads and halberds or so in old times. Ookume-no-mikoto, who nominated her for the future Oho-kisaki, might take this matter into his consideration in order to strengthen and stabilize their nation after the accession of the Sumera-mikoto.
2009年8 月22日 (土)
"Tatara" and Iron Product
The authorized explanation is that “tatara,” means bellows which has been used for iron manufacture. As the Izumo-myth suggests, iron has been a special product since ancient times in the Izumo. It seems that the method of “tatara” should have been introduced from the western tribes with technology for iron production, maybe Tartars, through the silk-road.
