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Nihongi.
Omo-taru no Mikoto and Kashiko-ne no Mikoto, and next Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto."
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