Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
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Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess, one of the three Munakata deities associated with seas, navigation, and protection, venerated at major shrines in Japan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto canonical | 2 |
| Tagorihime-no-Mikoto | 2 |
| Tagitsuhime-no-Okami | 1 |
| Tagori-hime-no-Kami | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10485344 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto Context triple: [Itsukushima Shrine, dedicatedTo, Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto]
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A.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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B.
Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto
Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto is a Shinto goddess of the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, revered as a divine ancestress and mother of the thunder deity Kamo Wake-ikazuchi.
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C.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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D.
Inahi no Mikoto
Inahi no Mikoto is a deity in Japanese mythology, known as one of the divine offspring in the lineage leading to the imperial family.
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E.
Kushinadahime
Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto Target entity description: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess, one of the three Munakata deities associated with seas, navigation, and protection, venerated at major shrines in Japan.
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A.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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B.
Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto
Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto is a Shinto goddess of the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, revered as a divine ancestress and mother of the thunder deity Kamo Wake-ikazuchi.
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C.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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D.
Inahi no Mikoto
Inahi no Mikoto is a deity in Japanese mythology, known as one of the divine offspring in the lineage leading to the imperial family.
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E.
Kushinadahime
Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Munakata deity
ⓘ
Shinto goddess ⓘ kami ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime safety
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ protection ⓘ protection from shipwrecks ⓘ safety of voyages ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
sword of Susanoo (according to some traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Totsuka-no-Tsurugi
|
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Japanese goddesses
ⓘ
Navigation deities ⓘ Sea and river goddesses ⓘ Shinto kami ⓘ |
| hasShrineCategory | ichinomiya (provincial primary shrine, via Munakata Taisha) ⓘ |
| hasSister |
Ichikishimahime-no-Mikoto
ⓘ
Tagorihime-no-Mikoto ⓘ
linked to:
Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
|
| honorificTitle |
Tagitsuhime-no-Okami
ⓘ
linked to:
Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
|
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Three Munakata Goddesses
ⓘ
linked to:
Munakata goddesses
|
| mythologicalPeriod |
Age of the Gods (Shinto mythology)
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of the Gods
|
| nameScript | Japanese kanji and kana ⓘ |
| parent |
Kushinadahime
ⓘ
Susanoo-no-Mikoto ⓘ
linked to:
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto
|
| partOf | pantheon of kami associated with water ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
Chikuzen Province (historical)
ⓘ
Kyushu ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of sea routes
ⓘ
protector of maritime traffic ⓘ |
| veneratedAt |
Hetsu-miya (Munakata Taisha)
ⓘ
linked to:
Munakata Taisha shrine complex
Munakata Taisha ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Shinto ⓘ |
| worshipForm | offerings and prayers for safe passage ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
fishermen
ⓘ
seafarers ⓘ travelers ⓘ |
| worshipType | state cult in ancient Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto Description of subject: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess, one of the three Munakata deities associated with seas, navigation, and protection, venerated at major shrines in Japan.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Munakata Taisha shrine complex
linked to: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
subject linked to:
Heiden
linked to: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
subject linked to:
Heiden
linked to: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto
linked to: Tagitsuhime-no-Mikoto