Yamato-hime- Japanese FigureMortal"High Priestess of Ise"
Also known as: Yamato-hime-no-Mikoto and 倭姫命
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Titles & Epithets
High Priestess of Ise
Domains
ritual
Description
Imperial princess who served as high priestess of Amaterasu at Ise Shrine. She gave Yamato Takeru the sword Kusanagi and fire-striking tools before his eastern campaign, as told in the Kojiki.