Toyotama-hime

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Toyotama-hime (豊玉姫^?) (Japanese for "luminous jewel"), also known as Otohime (乙姫^?), is a goddess in Japanese mythology, and the daughter of Ryūjin, the god of the sea. She married the hunter Hoori and gave birth to a son, who in turn produced Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. After giving birth, she turned into a dragon or a wani and flew away. Otohime is also a character of the video game Okami

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	Mythic texts

	Kojiki \| Nihon Shoki \| Fudoki \| Kujiki \| Kogo Shūi \| Hotsuma Tsutae Nihon Ryōiki \| Konjaku Monogatarishū \| Shintōshū

	Shinto dieties

	Amaterasu \| Susanoo \| Tsukuyomi \|Izanami \| Izanagi \| Ame-no-Uzume \| Inari \| Kami

	Major Buddhist figures

	Amida Nyorai \| Daruma \| Five Wisdom Buddhas

	Seven Lucky Gods

	Benzaiten \| Bishamonten \| Daikokuten \| Ebisu \| Fukurokuju \| Hotei \| Jurōjin \| Kichijōten

	Mythical locations

	Ryūgū-jō \| Takamagahara \| Yomi

Religions \| Sacred objects \| Deities \| Zen

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