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According to the
Kojiki:
Ninigi and
Konohanasakuya-hime had a brief sexual encounter, after which
Konohanasakuya-hime became pregnant. However, Ninigi doubted whether she could conceive so quickly. Frustrated with Ninigi's suspicion, Sakuyahime built a long birthing hut and set it on fire. Amid the blaze, she gave birth to three male kami[2] -
Hoderi no mikoto (Umisachi), Hosuseri, and
Hoori (Yamasachi)[3] in that order.[2]
Name meaning
The prefix "ho" in their names can mean either "flame" or "heads of grain", while "suseri" is linked to "susumu" (to advance). Hence, their names signify the progression of flames or the steady growth of rice grain.[2]
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abcdeNihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, translated from the original Chinese and Japanese by
William George Aston. Book II, page 73. Tuttle Publishing. Tra edition (July 2005). First edition published 1972.
ISBN978-0-8048-3674-6
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abcde"According to the 'Kojiki', the great 8th century A.D. compilation of Japanese mythology, Konohana Sakuya-hime married a god who grew suspicious of her when she became pregnant shortly after their wedding. To prove her fidelity to her husband, she entered a benign
bower and miraculously gave birth to a son, unscathed by the surrounding flames. The fire ceremony at Fuji-Yyoshida recalls this story as a means of protecting the town from fire and promoting easy childbirth among women."
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abcAkima, Toshio (1993). "The Origins of the Grand Shrine of Ise and the Cult of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami". Japan Review. 4 (4): 143.
ISSN0915-0986.
JSTOR25790929.