まあちゃまの今語り

Shita-teru-hime-no-mikoto praised her Brother

Curiously enough, the editor of the Kojiki left descriptions that Shita-teru-hime composed a poem in praise of Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto to disclose his name, when he had flown away in a fit of anger.

The Mysterious Tribe concerning Tama

It is also suggestive that Hiko-hohodemi-no-mikoto married Toyo-tama-hime, while Ugaya-huki-ahezu-no-mikoto Tama-yori-hime. The two generations before the first Sumera-mikoto, Jinmu-Tennow, had matrimonial relation with the family concerning Tama.

The Common Ancestor of Ame-no-waka-hiko and Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto

Considering these similalities, we can infer that Ame-no-waka-hiko and Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto should have been related by blood each other and that the name of their ancestral common tribe from which both of them descended should have include Kuni-tama or Tama.

Resemblance between Ame-no-waka-hiko and Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto

By the way, both of the Chronicles of Japan and the Kojiki left the description that Ame-no-waka-hiko and Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto resembled so closely each other that everyone mistook the latter for the former who had already passed away. Furthermore, their fathers were alike in their names. According to the Kojiki, the father of Ame-no-wakahiko was Ama-tu-kuni-tama, on the other hand the father of Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto Utushi-kuni-tama, which was the pseudonym of Oo-kuni-nushi-no-mikoto.

Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto in the Chronicles of Japan

In the Chronicles of Japan, Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-kami was depicted as no less than a friend of Ame-no-waka-hiko. The editor did not introduce his pedigree, the son of Oo-kuni-nushi-no-kami of Izumo and Tagiri-bime-ho-mikoto of Munakata, whether intentionally or not.

Shita-teru-hime-no-mikoto and her Brothers

According to the description of the Kojiki, Shita-teru-hime-no-mikoto, whose pseudonym was Imo-taka-hime-no-mikoto and was enshrined in Okutu-Miya of Munakata, was the daughter of the pair of Oo-kuni-nushi-no-kami and Tagiri-bime-no-mikoto and the sister of Aji-suki-taka-hiko-ne-no-mikoto, whose pseudonym was Kamo-no-oo-kami. On the other hand, Koto-shiro-nushi-no-kami was the son of the pair of Oo-kuni-nushi-no-kami and Kamuya-tate-hime-no-mikoto. Therefore, Koto-shiro-nushi-no-kami was a half brother of Shita-teru-hime-no-mikoto.

Three Deities from the Heaven

At least, Ame-no-waka-hiko Ninigi-no-mikoto and Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto, all of them were said to have descended from the heavenly place, maybe Takama-no-hara, although only Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto had piloted the flying ship called Ame-no-iwa-fune. On the other hand, there was no description suggesting that the first Sumera-mikoto was able to fly by himself or to operate flying ships.

The Sumera-mikoto and Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto

There is another possibility that Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto should have been Ni-nigi-no-mikoto himself or one of his offspring after some generations. For both of their names included a common part, nigi. If this hypothesis be probable enough, the first Sumera-mikoto must have been a distant relative of Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto, whether direct or collateral line.

The Marriages of Ame-no-waka-hiko and Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto

Moreover, Ame-no-waka-hiko married one of daughters of Oo-ana-much-no-mikoto, Shita-teru-hime, and stayed there for a long time. This situation resembles that of Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto who married sister of the native ruler of Ashi-hara-no-naka-tu-kuni, Nagasume-hiko.

Similarity between Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto and Ame-no-waka-hiko

The reason why Ame-no-waka-hiko may be presumed to be Nigi-haya-hi-no-mikoto is that he was bestowed Ama-no-kago-yumi and Ama-no-haha-ya which were regarded as proofs showing to be one of heavenly deities by Takami-musu-hi-no-mikoto before he descended from the heaven.