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578:. Eventually, the oni father-in-law discovers her and sets four tasks on his son's human wife: to herd a thousand cattle in one day and one night, to transport one million grains of rice from one granary to another, to stay in a warehouse full of centipedes, and in a warehouse full of snakes. She accomplishes all four tasks with her husband's assistance, since he gave her a magical sleeve. At the end of this tale, the oni father lets his son and the wife meet once a month, but she mistakes it for "once a year" and thus, the lovers can only reunite during the 74: 175: 597: 33: 128: 549:
and asking for her to cut off his head. The human bride does as intended "with the blade of a fingernail clipper", and a handsome man comes out of the snakeskin. The man hides the snakeskin in a Chinese box and they enjoy their marital life. He later reveals he is a heavenly deity named Dragon Prince (or Dragon King - a
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The letter also instructed the man to build a palace near a pond, which is to serve as the couple's residence after their marriage. Soon, the human woman is delivered to the palace to await for her snake husband. An enormous serpent emerges from the pond and talks to its bride, assuaging her fears
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In this tale, Prince Ame no Wakahiko takes the form of a serpent. One day, he delivers a letter to the maidservant of a wealthy man. The maidservant gives the letter to her master, who opens it: within, a command for the man to surrender his three daughters to the serpent in marriage, else it will
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went down to pay his respect. However, due to Ajisukitakahikone looking similar to Ame no Wakahiko he was mistaken to be Ame no Wakahiko brought back to life. Ajisukitakahikone was offended by this and destroyed the hut and kicked it. The hut landed in the land of Mino and became a mountain called
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After some time, the wife is visited by her sisters, who discover that their brother-in-law, the snake, is in fact a handsome man. Spurred by envy, they convince their youngest sister to open the Chinese box. Only smoke comes out of the box, and later she learns he cannot return to her. She must,
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did not send word for three years, all the gods gathered up, and Ame no Wakahiko was the one who was chosen to rule the earth. In many versions Ame no Wakahiko was given a bow.
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La romance du sentiment et de la pensée dans les légendes de Tanabata (Japon) et d’Éros-Psyché (Grèce), une interprétation transculturelle: «Oni» soit qui mal y pense!
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She goes to Kyoto, buys a gourd and uses its vines to reach the heavenly realm. Now on Heaven, the girl asks directions from a man in hunting robes (the
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saw the arrow and threw it back at the earth where it hit Ame no Wakahiko while he was lying in bed, killing him. Other versions state that
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kill his entire family. The man's two elder daughters refuse to marry the animal, but the youngest decides to be married to the snake.
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This myth is the origin of a Japanese saying about the returning arrow. It is likely also a mythicisation of attempts made by the
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In some versions, however, Ame no Wakahiko is the son of Ame no Hohi and Ame no Wakahiko was sent to earth to look for him.
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festival. According to professor Masako Sato, the calligraphy of the text indicates that its author is Emperor
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Origins and development of the two versions of "Ame no Wakahiko Soshi": a comparative study
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Another story of Ame no Wakahiko appears in Japanese medieval literature of the
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After Ame no Wakahiko's death, his parents built a hut (喪屋 moya) for their son.
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In some versions, Ame no Wakahiko fell in love with
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