Hoori
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Hoori was, in Japanese mythology, the third and youngest son of the god Ninigi and the blossom princess Konohanasakuya Hime. He is one of legendary ancestors of Emperors of Japan. He is called other names Hohodemi and Yamasachihiko (Prince of Mountain Fortune).
HIs legend was told both in Kojiki and Nihonshoki. He was a hunter, and he once had an argument with his brother Hoderi, a fisherman, over a fish-hook that Hoori had forced his elder brother to lend him and had lost. Hodemi claimed Hoori should give it back instead of similar creations (antholopologists finds here a sort of occultic belief - each tool is animated and hence incompatible with similar thing). Hoori then descended to the bottom of the sea to find it, but couldn't. Instead, he found Toyotamabime (Princess Toyotama), daughter of the sea god. The sea god helped Hoori find Hoderi's lost hook, and Hoori married the sea god's daughter Toyotamabime.
Hoori lived with his wife in a palace under the sea for three years, but after that Hoori became home-sick and wanted to go back to his own country. His brother forgave him after he returned the hook, and Toyotamabime gave birth to a son Ugayafukiaezu. When Toyotamabime bore her child, she had Hoori swear not to see her real figure. But he broke the oath and knew her real figure was a sea creature. She was ashamed and return to her father and came never back. Ugayafukiaezu married Toyotamabime's sister, who brought himself up and then gave birth to Jimmu Tenno, who is known as the first Emperor of Japan. Hoori reigned in Takachiho, Hyuga Province during 560 years.
His cult is often associated with both his parents and wife. He is worshiped mainly as a god of cerials. In mythology it was said "ho" a part of his name meant fire, but etymologically it indicates supposedly "ho" (穂), specially rice crops. Ori (wori) means "bend", hence incidates crop is so rich and heavy to bend. His alias Hohodemi means also "many harvest".
In folkrore he appears mainly as Yamasachihiko and his travel is turned into visit the forklore sea god Ryujin. And the daughter of Ryujin and his wife is called Otohime, literary meaning Princess Yongest among sisters.
External link
- The Story of Hoderi and Hoori (http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/a/c/acj2/hoori.html) from Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davisbs:Hoori
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