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* The transients of Takamagahara are derived from various Japanese dieties: | * The transients of Takamagahara are derived from various Japanese dieties: | ||
** {{Transient icon|Ebisu}} and {{Transient icon|Kagutsuchi}} are the children of Izanami and Inanagi, while {{Transient icon|Amaterasu}}, {{Transient icon|Tsukuyomi}}, and Susanoo came into existence after he washed his face after he returned from underworld, although in some mythology Susanoo still considers Izanami his mother, and in Nihon Shoki, the latter three are also the children of Izanami. | ** {{Transient icon|Ebisu}} and {{Transient icon|Kagutsuchi}} are the children of Izanami and Inanagi, while {{Transient icon|Amaterasu}}, {{Transient icon|Tsukuyomi}}, and Susanoo came into existence after he washed his face after he returned from underworld, although in some mythology Susanoo still considers Izanami his mother, and in Nihon Shoki, the latter three are also the children of Izanami. | ||
** {{Transient icon|Jugo}} is based on Kushinadahime, the wife of Susanoo who married him after he saved her from Yamata-no-Orochi. | |||
** Part of {{Transient icon|Daikoku}} is based Okuninushi, god of nation-building and the son-in-laws of Susanoo after his marriage to Suseribime, Susanoo and Kushinadahime's daughter. Okuninushi also has various other names, such as Onamuchi-no-kami, and is usually syncretized with Daikokuten. | |||
** {{Transient icon|Otohime}} is based on character of the same name from Urashima Taro, as well as the character's origin Toyotamahime, the daughter of Watatsumi. In some mythologies, Watatsumi was created from the body of Kagutsuchi after he was killed by his father in rage. | ** {{Transient icon|Otohime}} is based on character of the same name from Urashima Taro, as well as the character's origin Toyotamahime, the daughter of Watatsumi. In some mythologies, Watatsumi was created from the body of Kagutsuchi after he was killed by his father in rage. | ||
** {{Transient icon|Yamasachihiko}} is based on Hoori, the son of Niningi and Konohanasakuyahime. Hoori was also the husband of Toyotamahime, before she turned into a Wani and fled from him in shame due to him seeing her true form after giving birth to their child. | ** {{Transient icon|Yamasachihiko}} is based on Hoori, the son of Niningi and Konohanasakuyahime. Hoori was also the husband of Toyotamahime, before she turned into a Wani and fled from him in shame due to him seeing her true form after giving birth to their child. | ||