Himetataraisuzu-hime
Himetataraisuzu-hime (媛蹈鞴五十鈴媛) is a Japanese goddess, a mythological figure in the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan), the first empress of Japan, and the first wife of Emperor Jimmu.
| Himetataraisuzu-hime | |
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Emperor Jimmu and Himetataraisuzu-hime from the first volume of Utagawa Kuniyoshi's "Nihon kokusei rya ki". | |
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| Tenure | 660–581 BC |
| Empress dowager of Japan | |
| Tenure | appointed in 581 BC |
| Spouse | Emperor Jimmu |
| Issue | Kamuyaimimi, Emperor Suizei, Hikoyai |
| Father | Kotoshironushi (Nihon Shoki), Ōmononushi (Kojiki) |
| Mother | Tamakushi-hime (Nihon Shoki), Seyadatara-hime (Kojiki) |
| Religion | Shinto |
Although details vary, her parents are described as an influential Yamato woman and a kami. She is said to have married Emperor Jimmu and given birth to the second emperor, Emperor Suizei.
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