Ninigi no Mikoto
A Japanese deity in Shinto mythology; grandson of Amaterasu and great-grandfather of Emperor Jimmu. Appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki as the ancestor of the imperial line.
Ninigi no Mikoto is said to have descended to Ashihara no Nakatsukuni as the grandson of Amaterasu.
In Japanese mythology, Ninigi no Mikoto is depicted as the main deity of the Heavenly Descent.
Amaterasu is the sun goddess and grandmother of Ninigi no Mikoto; she sent him to rule the earth.
Emperor Jimmu is the legendary first emperor of Japan and great-grandson of Ninigi no Mikoto.
Standard kanji spelling for the deity in Shinto contexts.
Variant spelling using 命 instead of 尊; both are honorific suffixes for deities.
Alternate kanji representation, less common in modern texts.
The name 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) is of uncertain origin; it appears in ancient Japanese texts as the name of a mythological deity. The suffix 尊 (mikoto) is an honorific used for gods and emperors.