Grass-Cutting Sword

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Grass-Cutting Sword is the English name for Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, a legendary Japanese sword and one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese mythological weapon
legendary sword
mythological object
appearsIn Kojiki NERFINISHED
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED
associatedConcept Japanese creation myths
divine mandate of the emperor
associatedMyth Yamata-no-Orochi legend NERFINISHED
legends of Prince Yamato Takeru
associatedWith Imperial Regalia of Japan NERFINISHED
Japanese imperial family NERFINISHED
Shinto NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Amaterasu NERFINISHED
Susanoo NERFINISHED
category Imperial regalia of Japan NERFINISHED
Japanese mythology
Mythological swords
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalRole imperial regalia
symbol of Japanese monarchy
eraOfOrigin ancient Japan
hasAlternativeName Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi NERFINISHED
Kusanagi NERFINISHED
hasEtymology name Kusanagi means Grass-Cutting
hasFunctionInMyth protecting its bearer from fire and wind
hasJapaneseName Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi NERFINISHED
keptAt Atsuta Shrine NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
locatedInLegend Atsuta Shrine, Nagoya NERFINISHED
mythologicalOrigin found in the tail of the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi
mythologicalType divine sword
partOf Three Sacred Treasures of Japan NERFINISHED
partOfSetWith Yasakani no Magatama NERFINISHED
Yata no Kagami NERFINISHED
religiousRole sacred Shinto treasure
status object of veneration
symbolizes legitimacy of the emperor
military power
valor
translatedName Grass-Cutting Sword NERFINISHED
usedBy Yamato Takeru NERFINISHED
usedInRitual imperial enthronement ceremonies
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Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi alsoKnownAs Grass-Cutting Sword