Omo-taru no Mikoto and Kashiko-ne no Mikoto, and next Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto."
Izanagi and Izanami on the Floating Bridge of Heaven.
Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto stood on the (I. 5.) floating bridge of Heaven, and held counsel together, saying: "Is there not a country beneath?"
Ama no ko-yane no Mikoto.
child-roof
Takechi - nokori no Mikoto.
brave milk remnant
Next there was—
Furu-dama no Mikoto.
shake jewel
Children.
Saki-dama no Mikoto.
first jewel
Ama no woshi - dachi no Mikoto.
endure stand
Next there was—
Yorodzu-dama no Mikoto.
myriad jewel
Child.
Anna no koha-kaha no Mikoto."
hard river
A number of these Deities are staled to be the ancestors of noble Japanese families. The explanation of the meaning of these names is often
