Ame no Hohi

Ame no Hohi
The sun
Other names
  • Ame no Hohi no Mikoto (天之菩卑能命, 天菩比命, 天菩比神, 天穂日命, 天穂比命)
  • Ame no Fuhi no Mikoto (天乃夫比命)
Genealogy
Parents
SiblingsAme-no-oshihomimi (brother)

Amatsuhikone (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother)

Kumanokusubi (brother)
ChildrenAme no Wakahiko, Ame-no-Hinadori, Takehi-Nateru

Ame no Hohi (天菩比神, 天穗日命,アメノホヒ, "Heavenly grain sun"), also known as Ame no Fuhi (天乃夫比, アメノフヒ) is a male deity and the second son of sun goddess Amaterasu in Japanese mythology. Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko or the historical rulers of Izumo and modern heads of Izumo-taisha and Izumo-taishakyo descend from him.

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