Ame-no-Wakahiko, sent from heaven to subdue the earthly realm, instead fell in love with Shitateruhime, daughter of Ōkuninushi, and married her — abandoning his divine mission for eight years until his death.
When the arrow Ame-no-Wakahiko shot at the heavenly pheasant messenger reached Takamagahara, Takamimusubi cursed it and hurled it back through the clouds — it pierced Ame-no-Wakahiko's chest as he slept and killed him.
At Ame-no-Wakahiko's funeral, Ajisukitakahikone arrived to mourn his friend but was mistaken for the dead god because the two looked alike. Enraged at being confused with a corpse, he drew his great sword Ōhabari, slashed the mourning hut to pieces, and flew away blazing with light that illuminated two hills and two valleys.
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