{{Short description|Figure in Japanese mythology}} {{Infobox deity | type = Shinto | name = Amatsuhikone | siblings = Ame-no-hohi (brother) Ame-no-oshihomimi (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother) Kumanokusubi (brother) | mother = Amaterasu | image = File:Amatsuhikone shinbutsu-zue.jpg | children = {{ill|Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto|ja|天之御影神}} }}
'''Amatsuhikone''' (天津日子根命,天津彥根命, which means little lad of Heaven) in Japanese mythology is the third son of Amaterasu.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
In many versions, he is born from Amaterasu's jewels in her hair.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Japanese (U.S.)|first=Association of Teachers of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5cqAQAAIAAJ&q=Amatsuhikone|title=The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese|date=1990|publisher=The Association|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Nobutaka|first=Inoue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgQRAQAAIAAJ&q=Amatsuhikone|title=Kami|date=March 1998|publisher=Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University|isbn=978-4-905853-05-3|language=en}}</ref> In other versions he is born from the vine used to bind Amaterasu's hair.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Havens|first1=Norman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a_YQAQAAIAAJ&q=Amatsuhikone|title=An Encyclopedia of Shinto (Shinto Jiten): Kami|last2=Inoue|first2=Nobutaka|date=2006|publisher=Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University|isbn=978-4-905853-08-4|language=en}}</ref>
He is believed to be the ancestor of several clans, including the Oshikochi and Yamashiro clans.<ref name=":1" />
{{ill|Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto|ja|天之御影神}} is his son. He later descended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei (290 - 215 BC) to become the ''shintai'' of the mountain.<ref name=":02">[http://en.biwako-visitors.jp/gobiwako/attractions/index.php?act=dtl&id=24 Mikami Shrine]</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=KansaiOdyssey |date=2020-10-15 |title=Mikami Shrine: The Treasure of Yasu, Shiga |url=https://kansai-odyssey.com/mikami-shrine-yasu-shiga-prefecture/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Kansai Odyssey |language=en-US}}</ref> On the mountain Mikami Shrine was built to worship him. It is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12" /> thumb|240x240px|Oath between Amaterasu and Susanowo (based on the Kojiki)
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Category:Shinto Category:Japanese gods Category:Amatsukami
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