Ninigi no Mikoto
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Ninigi no Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended from heaven to rule over the earthly realm and became an ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninigi no Mikoto canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20515094 — 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: Ninigi no Mikoto Context triple: [Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto, grandparent, Ninigi no Mikoto]
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A.
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto is a deity in Japanese mythology, known as the father of Emperor Jimmu and a key ancestral figure in the imperial lineage.
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B.
Itsuse no Mikoto
Itsuse no Mikoto is a legendary Japanese prince from the imperial mythological lineage, known as an elder brother of Emperor Jimmu in the early chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
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C.
Mikeirino no Mikoto
Mikeirino no Mikoto is a figure in Japanese mythology known as one of the imperial descendants in the lineage leading from the sea deity lineage to Japan’s early legendary emperors.
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D.
Nukata no Ōkimi
Nukata no Ōkimi was a 7th-century Japanese imperial princess and celebrated poet whose works are preserved in the Man'yōshū anthology.
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E.
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi was an ancient Japanese imperial consort and empress associated with the early Yamato court, best known as the mother of Emperor Nintoku.
- 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: Ninigi no Mikoto Target entity description: Ninigi no Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended from heaven to rule over the earthly realm and became an ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.
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A.
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto is a deity in Japanese mythology, known as the father of Emperor Jimmu and a key ancestral figure in the imperial lineage.
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B.
Itsuse no Mikoto
Itsuse no Mikoto is a legendary Japanese prince from the imperial mythological lineage, known as an elder brother of Emperor Jimmu in the early chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
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C.
Mikeirino no Mikoto
Mikeirino no Mikoto is a figure in Japanese mythology known as one of the imperial descendants in the lineage leading from the sea deity lineage to Japan’s early legendary emperors.
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D.
Nukata no Ōkimi
Nukata no Ōkimi was a 7th-century Japanese imperial princess and celebrated poet whose works are preserved in the Man'yōshū anthology.
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E.
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi was an ancient Japanese imperial consort and empress associated with the early Yamato court, best known as the mother of Emperor Nintoku.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.