Heavenly Grand Descent
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Heavenly Grand Descent is the Shinto mythological event in which the divine grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto descends from the heavens to rule over the earthly realm, marking the origin of Japan’s imperial lineage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto mythological event
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mythological descent motif ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Three Sacred Treasures of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Takachiho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | link between heaven and earth in Shinto cosmology ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
Kusanagi no Tsurugi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yasakani no Magatama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yata no Kagami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo | Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Descent of Ninigi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Descent of the Heavenly Grandson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalStatus | mythic time (not historical date) ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 天孫降臨 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to establish rule over the earthly realm
ⓘ
to found Japan’s imperial lineage ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Tenson Kōrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine mandate to rule
ⓘ
transition from heavenly to earthly sovereignty ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial ideology in Japan ⓘ |
| involvesDeity |
Amaterasu
NERFINISHED
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Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Omoikane NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarutahiko Ōkami NERFINISHED ⓘ Takami-Musubi NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legitimizes |
hereditary rule of his descendants
ⓘ
rule of Ninigi-no-Mikoto over Japan ⓘ |
| marksOriginOf |
Japanese imperial line
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divine legitimacy of the emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| mythType |
dynastic legitimation myth
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foundation myth ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
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Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursFrom | Takamagahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursTo |
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earthly realm ⓘ |
| precedesEvent |
Jimmu’s eastern expedition
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founding of the Yamato dynasty ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
Transfer of the Three Regalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
myths of Emperor Jimmu ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| symbolizes | divine origin of Japanese sovereignty ⓘ |
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