瓊瓊杵尊
Meanings
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Ninigi no Mikoto
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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.