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Vol. II. Sect. XCII.

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with that august mausoleum was called by the name of the “August-Mausoleum of the White-Bird.^[1] Nevertheless the bird soared up thence to heaven again, and flew away.

[Sect. XCI.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XVI.—Yamato-take’s Butler).]

During all the time that this [Prince] His Augustness Yamato-take went about pacifying countries, Nana-tsuka-hagi,^[2] ancestor of the Suzerains of Kume,^[3] always followed and respectfully served him as butler.

[Sect. XCII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XVII.—Yamato-take’s Descendants).]

This [Prince] His Augustness Yamato-take wedded Her Augustness Princess Futaji-no-iri,^[4] daughter of the Heavenly Sovereign Ikume, and begot an august child: His Augustness Tarashi-naka-tsu-hiko^[5] (one Deity). Again, wedding Her Augustness Princess Oto-tachibana^[6] who [afterwards] entered the sea,^[7] he begot an august child: King Waka-take^[8]

↑ Shira-tori no misasaki. According to the parallel passage of the “Chronicles,” it was not only this tomb in Kafuchi, but the previously mentioned tomb at Nobonu, and also another in Yamato, which were severally known by this designation.
↑ The name signifies “seven-grasp shins,” implying that the worthy here mentioned was so big and strong as to have shins seven hand-breadths in length. For the use of the word “grasp” as a measure of length, see Sect. VIII, Note 1.
↑ This family has already been mentioned at the end of Sect. XXXIV, as descended from Ama-tsu-kume no Mikoto, one of the companions of the Emperor Jim-mu’s grandfather on the occasion of his descent from Heaven. But see Note 7 to that Sect. for the probable mistake with regard to the origin of the name.
↑ For this name see Sect. LXIX, Note 24.
↑ I.e., “the perfect middle prince,” a name which is justified by the genealogy as given in the “Chronicles,” where he is mentioned as the second of three sons borne by this princess.
↑ Oto-tachibana-hime no mikoto. Oto signifies “younger [sister],” and tachibana is the name of the orange.
↑ See the story in Sect. LXXXIV.
↑ Waka-take no miko. This name signifies “young brave.”

[1] Shira-tori no misasaki. According to the parallel passage of the “Chronicles,” it was not only this tomb in Kafuchi, but the previously mentioned tomb at Nobonu, and also another in Yamato, which were severally known by this designation.

[2] The name signifies “seven-grasp shins,” implying that the worthy here mentioned was so big and strong as to have shins seven hand-breadths in length. For the use of the word “grasp” as a measure of length, see Sect. VIII, Note 1.

[3] This family has already been mentioned at the end of Sect. XXXIV, as descended from Ama-tsu-kume no Mikoto, one of the companions of the Emperor Jim-mu’s grandfather on the occasion of his descent from Heaven. But see Note 7 to that Sect. for the probable mistake with regard to the origin of the name.

[4] For this name see Sect. LXIX, Note 24.

[5] I.e., “the perfect middle prince,” a name which is justified by the genealogy as given in the “Chronicles,” where he is mentioned as the second of three sons borne by this princess.

[6] Oto-tachibana-hime no mikoto. Oto signifies “younger [sister],” and tachibana is the name of the orange.

[7] See the story in Sect. LXXXIV.

[8] Waka-take no miko. This name signifies “young brave.”

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