sued her across hither, and was about to arrive at Naniha, when the Deity of the passage[1] prevented his entrance. So he went hack again, and landed in the country of Tajima.[2]
[Sect. CXV.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part XII.—Descendants of Ama-no-hi-boko, and Treasures Brought by Him).]
Forthwith staying in that country, he wedded Saki-tsu-mi,[3] daughter of Tajima-no-matawo,[4] and begot a child: Tajima-morosuku.[5] The latter’s child was Tajima-hi-ne.[6] The latter’s child was Tajima-hinaraki.[7] The latter’s children were Tajima-mori,[8] next Tajima-hitaka,[9] next Kiyo-hiko[10] (three Deities).[11] This Kiyo-hiko wedded Tagima-no-mehi,[12] and begot children: Suga-no-morowo,[13] next his younger sister Suga-kama-yura-domi.[14] So the above mentioned Tajima-hitaka wedded his niece Yura-domi, and begot a child: Her Augustness Princess Takanuka of Kadzu-
- ↑ I.e., the water-god of the portion of the sea near Naniha.
- ↑ See Sect. LXXIV, Note 1.
- ↑ This name may mean “lucky ears,” or “possessor of luck;” but it is obscure, and is moreover in the “Chronicles” (where it is given as the name, not of the daughter, but of the father) read Mahe-tsu-mi,—a reading which will not bear either of these interpretations.
- ↑ Matawo seems to signify “complete (i.e., healthy or vigorous) male.” Observe that the word Tajima enters into the designations of most of his descendants.
- ↑ In the “Chronicles” Morosuke, and elsewhere Morosugi. The etymology of these names is obscure except that of the last-mentioned, which signifies “many cryptomerias.”
- ↑ Hi-ne may perhaps signify “wondrous lord.”
- ↑ The meaning of this name is obscure, but that of Hina-rashi-bime in Sect. XXVI (Note 19) may be compared.
- ↑ See Sect. LXXIV, Note 1.
- ↑ Hi-taka may signify either “sun-height” or “wondrous height.”
- ↑ This name signifies “pure prince.”
- ↑ As usual, it is not the actual word Deity that is used, but the Auxiliary Numeral for Deities.
- ↑ Tagima is the name of a place, not to be confounded with the province of Tajima. The signification of mehi is quite obscure.
- ↑ Suga may either be the name of place in Tajima, as proposed by Motowori, or identical with the Suga of Sect. XIX. The meaning of Morowo is obscure.
- ↑ The signification of this name is obscure. But Suga, Kama, and Yura are apparently the names of places.
