Hieda no Are

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Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.

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Hieda no Are canonical 2

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese court reciter ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
person in Japanese history ⓘ
activeInCentury 7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
associatedWith Empress Genmei ⓘ
Imperial court of Japan ⓘ
Ō no Yasumaro ⓘ
contributedTo Kojiki ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
culture Japanese ⓘ
era Asuka period ⓘ
linked to: Yamato period

early Nara period ⓘ
familyName Hieda ⓘ
gender uncertain ⓘ
genre oral history ⓘ
givenName Are ⓘ
historicalStatus semi-legendary ⓘ
historicity disputed by some modern scholars ⓘ
knownFor extraordinary memory ⓘ
memorizing oral histories ⓘ
role in the compilation of the Kojiki ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Japanese ⓘ
mentionedIn preface of the Kojiki ⓘ
notableWork Kojiki ⓘ
notedFor ability to accurately recall long and complex texts ⓘ
occupation court reciter ⓘ
roleInKojiki source reciter of orally transmitted material ⓘ
sourceOfInformation Kojiki preface ⓘ
traditionallyCreditedWith memorizing ancient Japanese myths and legends ⓘ
memorizing imperial genealogies ⓘ
reciting materials used to compile the Kojiki ⓘ

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Hieda → notableBearer → Hieda no Are ⓘ