Ninigi (Japanese deity

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• Japanese deity — noun a deity worshipped by the Japanese • Hypernyms: ↑deity, ↑divinity, ↑god, ↑immortal • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Amaterasu, ↑Amaterasu Omikami, ↑Hachiman, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Ninigi — /nee nee gee/, n. Japanese Legend. the grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan. * * * ▪ Japanese deity in full  Ninigi No Mikoto,        Japanese deity, grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu. Ninigi s supposed descent to earth established… …   Universalium

• Ninigi — noun grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan • Syn: ↑Ninigino Mikoto • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Japanese deity * * * /nee nee gee/, n. Japanese Legend. the grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan …   Useful english dictionary

• Japanese mythology — For the Japanese pantheon, see List of Japanese deities. Shinto This article is part of a series on Shinto Practices and beliefs …   Wikipedia

• List of divinities in Japanese mythology — This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and integrated into Japanese mythology and folklore.hintoThe following is a list of …   Wikipedia

• Amenouzume — ▪ Japanese deity in full  Amenouzume No Mikoto,         in Japanese mythology, the celestial goddess who performed a spontaneous dance enticing the sun goddess Amaterasu out of the cave in which she had secluded herself and had thus deprived the… …   Universalium

• Okuninushi — /aw kooh nee nooh shee/, n. Japanese Legend. a son of Susanowo and, in some legends, creator of the world. * * * Central hero in the mythology of the Izumo branch of Shintō in Japan. Ōkuninushi built the world with the help of the dwarf deity… …   Universalium

• Ninigino-Mikoto — noun grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan • Syn: ↑Ninigi • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Japanese deity …   Useful english dictionary

• Sarudahiko — ▪ Japanese mythology also spelled  Sarutahiko,         in Japanese mythology, an earthly deity who offered himself as a guide to the divine grandchild Ninigi, when he descended to take charge of the earth. His brilliance while he waited on the… …   Universalium

• Yama-no-kami — ▪ Japanese religion       in Japanese popular religion, any of numerous gods of the mountains. These kami are of two kinds: (1) gods who rule over mountains and are venerated by hunters, woodcutters, and charcoal burners and (2) gods who rule… …   Universalium

• Amaterasu — nihongo|Amaterasu|天照, nihongo|Amaterasu ōmikami|天照大神 / 天照大御神 or nihongo|Ōhiru menomuchi no kami|大日孁貴神 is in Japanese mythology a sun goddess and perhaps the most important Shinto nihongo|deity|神|kami. Her name, Amaterasu , means literally (that… …   Wikipedia