Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi existed as Gods first.
Susanoo’s nature is of a Hero God. In short, he was someone who acted heroically that the people deified him. Therefore he became a God
Hero God.
And so, Yo-chan also knows about Susanoo’s legend. He has shown his innocence in Ukei(Shinto divination ritual) about coming to Takamagahara but, in the end, he went berserk, that it caused Amaterasu to withdraw to Ama-no-Iwato. Thus, Susanoo was kicked out of Takamagahara Then, he went down to the land of Izumo and defeated Yamata-no-Orochi Thus, the land of Izumo has become indigenous and reigned the country
Oh, I know that one.
IN short, Susanoo became a hero because he defeated Yamata-no-Orochi, and so the story of the hero who defeated Orochi and the tale of Amaterasu of Takamagahara are united. Yeah, well, it’s almost correct Yo-chan, but there’s one thing
Nei?
In Kojiki, Nihon-Shoki, the legend of Yamata-no-Orochi is an event in Izumo
Misuzu said.
It’s not written in Izumo Fudoki
Nei continues.
Fudoki is a book in the Imperial court where they recorded all the events during the Nara period. Among them are origins of names of places and legends but most of it have been scattered and lost, and even now there are lost parts in the cultural records, but fortunately, the cultural records for Izumo are still intact And As Nei-chan said, Yamata-no-Orochi’s legend isn’t in there
That means it wasn’t written.
In short, Yamata-no-Orochi isn’t a legend in Izumo
Seriously?
The government officials in the Imperial Court desperately compiled and edited them due to the order. If it’s a legend that Izumo always had then it can’t possibly have no records. But, there wasn’t any It’s true that Susanoo’s model was someone from Izumo. It’s known because there was a shrine worshipping Susanoo since the ancient times
Susanoo is real.
It’s possible that Susanoo was a king in Izumo and for him to gain a legend, Susanoo made the legend of Orochi Termination from the other region his There are similar examples. Since Fujiwara no Hidesato defeated Taira no Masakado, Tawara no Tota(Hidesato) is now the one who took down the Giant Centipede!
Fujiwara no Hidesato was an actual person.
Although the Giant Centipede isn’t real.
But for the time being, Susanoo had a real person as a model, but was it okay to incorporate him to the legendary myths of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi?
Even reaching Takamagahara, a world of legend.
Susanoo came from Izumo, a story modeled from reality.
No, I think that the event modeled the story about the Ama-no-Iwato
Nei said.
Thinking about it, how about this? There was a King who became a model of Susanoo who had the power over the land of Izumo. That king came to the neighboring country to negotiate. That neighboring country is, of course, worried that Susanoo came to take over their country.
Yeah.
Therefore, Susanoo said That’s not the case. I came here to build a friendly relationship and swore in front of God. At that time, he had sex with the royal princess of the neighboring country, or a shrine maiden serving the God. Basically, marital binds. That’s why children are born, I think?
So that’s the ritual Susanoo and Amaterasu made?
And in the end, Susanoo, or maybe the army he brought poorly behaved, and it annoyed the neighboring country, so they were kicked out
So that’s Susanoo’s expulsion from Takamagahara.
Since it’s told as a legend, often the chronological order of events or the context is broken. Anyway, the original Amaterasu myths and Susanoo myths were mixed up and now taking the present form Nei said. So, what about Ama-no-Iwato? Hmm. I think that was modeled from Amaterasu. Amaterasu appears in the legend of Ama-no-Iwato because it belongs to the Susanoo Legend
Oh, the character appearing in Susanoo’s story is named Amaterasu.
Therefore, the being hiding in Ama-no-Iwato is perhaps the person who became the model of Amaterasu at that time. Or maybe, it’s a story of an old shrine maiden that died and is replaced by a new one Or maybe, the solar eclipse happened by chance
Misuzu said.
But, all of it is interesting, so they were compiled as legends you see!
Edie’s read a lot of mythology books.
She’s really an intelligent girl.
In that case, there is no model of Tsukuyomi in Susanoo or Amaterasu’s story. If there were no stories about a real person, then there are no stories for Tsukuyomi. That’s the idea
Edie analyzes.
I see, if there were a human episode, then;
That meant that some real person’s actions were made in that God’s name.
Tsukuyomi hardly has episodes.
In short, there are no models.
Izanagi purified himself after coming from the land of the dead, he washed his left eye, and the sun God, Amaterasu is born, he washed his right eye, and Tsukuyomi, the moon god, is born. Yeah, that’s a poetic image. They’re saying that God’s eyes are the sun and moon in the sky I see. So that’s the impression. Afterwards, he washed his nose, and Susanoo was born, no matter how you think about it, it was a retrofit, it gave a strange impression. A wild man was born together with the Sun and Moon
Nei’s right, the myth was probably added.
And so, let’s return to the main topic
Nei looks at Tsukiko.
I heard that Takkaura shrine is one with a very long history
Tsukiko stares motionlessly.
Your names Tsuki, and Yomi refers to the God, Tsukuyomi, doesn’t it?
Tsukiko looks up.
Yes, that’s right In short, it’s a really old one, even surpassing the Nihon Shoki’s establishment? Yes
Tsukiko’s reply made Nei smile.
I see, I knew it. My guess was right, Yo-chan
Nei looks at me.
I finally get it now so I’ll go back to being a photographer
She said and held the camera.
ya-chan, what did you find out? Not telling Ask Mii-chan if you want, I won’t say anything
What’s going on?
Misuzu?
I look at Misuzu.
Then.
To think that Grandfather fooled us again
Jii-chan did?
I thought that it would come to this. When Grandfather’s talking a lot, he’s planning something
Ruriko smiles.
Sorry, I didn’t get anything from that
All I can do is give up.
Why are all my women smarter than me?
Before that, Tsukiko-sama, let me ask one thing
Misuzu said.
What is it? Could you tell us the name of your late mother?
The Takakura shrine maiden, Tsukiko, and the sisters’ mother.
Hazuki
Hazuki
Tsuki.
Tsukiko.
Luna is also another Tsuki.
And you have relatives who also were in the Takakura shrine, yes? Yes, that’s right
From what I heard, the Yakuza who took over the Takakura shrine sent in a new head priest from the Takakura branch family.
And is there someone who has Yomi in their name among that family? Yes, my Aunt’s name is Kiyomi
Kiyomi.
Yomi.
Yomiko.
And is that Aunt the sister of your mother? Yes, she’s mother’s little sister
Misuzu smiles.
Thank you. I’ve connected the dots now
Huh?
I’ve always wondered, Tsukiko-sama’s mother had three daughters but, what about the previous shrine maidens?
The shrine maidens before Tsukiko’s mother?
Ah.
The shrine maidens must mediate between the Yakuza dispute.
They have sex with both bosses and give birth to a child.
The conflict is put to an end with the birth of the child.