Ame-no-Oshihomimi
E562896
Ame-no-Oshihomimi is a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, known as a divine ancestor of the imperial line and a key figure in the heavenly lineage leading to the first emperor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ame-no-Oshihomimi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5860656 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ame-no-Oshihomimi Context triple: [Ninigi-no-Mikoto, parent, Ame-no-Oshihomimi]
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A.
Ōkuninushi
Ōkuninushi is a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, agriculture, and good fortune, often revered as a protector and creator of the land of Japan.
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B.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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C.
Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto
Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto is a prominent Shinto deity associated with thunder, swords, and martial valor, revered as a powerful protector and patron of warriors.
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D.
Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto
Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto is a prominent Shinto deity revered as an ancestral kami of influential clans and a divine minister who serves as a central figure in court and ritual traditions.
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E.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ame-no-Oshihomimi Target entity description: Ame-no-Oshihomimi is a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, known as a divine ancestor of the imperial line and a key figure in the heavenly lineage leading to the first emperor.
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A.
Ōkuninushi
Ōkuninushi is a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, agriculture, and good fortune, often revered as a protector and creator of the land of Japan.
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B.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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C.
Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto
Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto is a prominent Shinto deity associated with thunder, swords, and martial valor, revered as a powerful protector and patron of warriors.
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D.
Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto
Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto is a prominent Shinto deity revered as an ancestral kami of influential clans and a divine minister who serves as a central figure in court and ritual traditions.
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E.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial House of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Imperial ancestors in Japanese mythology
ⓘ
Japanese gods ⓘ Shinto gods ⓘ |
| child | Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | High Plain of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| domain | heavenly deities ⓘ |
| epithet | heavenly ancestor of the imperial line ⓘ |
| father | Takamimusubi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genealogicalPosition | father of the heavenly grandchild ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | myth of the descent of the heavenly grandchild ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | no-Mikoto ⓘ |
| importance | key figure in legitimizing imperial authority ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | Japanese ⓘ |
| lineage | heavenly lineage leading to Emperor Jimmu ⓘ |
| mother | Amaterasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| offspring | Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Amaterasu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takamimusubi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amatsukami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heavenly deities of Shinto ⓘ |
| relatedTo | descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| residence | Takamagahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
ancestor of Emperor Jimmu
ⓘ
divine ancestor of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ member of the heavenly lineage ⓘ |
| spouse |
Takuhatachijihime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorozuhata-Toyoakitsushi-hime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAncestor | mythological ancestor ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | ancestral worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ame-no-Oshihomimi Description of subject: Ame-no-Oshihomimi is a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, known as a divine ancestor of the imperial line and a key figure in the heavenly lineage leading to the first emperor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.