Princess Sotoorihime

Princess Sotoorihime (衣通姫) aka "Sotooshihime" (そとおりひめ or そとほりひめ) is a woman described as "exquisitely beautiful" in the Kojiki. While her true identity is unknown, she is said to have been either a concubine or daughter of Emperor Ingyō. Sotoorihime is also regarded as one of the "Waka Sanjin" (the Three gods of waka poem). She is jointly enshrined with Wakahiru-me and Empress Jingū at Tamatsushima-jinja Shrine.

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