Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto
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Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto is a Shinto goddess of the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, revered as a divine ancestress and mother of the thunder deity Kamo Wake-ikazuchi.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto canonical | 1 |
| Tamayorihime no Mikoto | 1 |
| 玉依毘売命 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828123 — 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: Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto Context triple: [Aoi Matsuri, associatedWith, Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto]
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A.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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B.
Kushinadahime
Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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C.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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D.
Himetatara Isuzuhime
Himetatara Isuzuhime is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology known as the consort of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.
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E.
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto is a major storm and sea deity in Japanese mythology, known from the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki for his tumultuous behavior, exile from heaven, and slaying of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
- 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: Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto Target entity description: Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto is a Shinto goddess of the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, revered as a divine ancestress and mother of the thunder deity Kamo Wake-ikazuchi.
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A.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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B.
Kushinadahime
Kushinadahime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, best known as the rescued maiden whom the storm god Susanoo marries after saving her from the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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C.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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D.
Himetatara Isuzuhime
Himetatara Isuzuhime is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology known as the consort of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.
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E.
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto is a major storm and sea deity in Japanese mythology, known from the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki for his tumultuous behavior, exile from heaven, and slaying of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ |
| associatedShrineType | jinja ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kamo River
ⓘ
Kamo clan ⓘ fertility and clan prosperity (as ancestress) ⓘ thunder deity Kamo Wake-ikazuchi no Mikoto ⓘ
linked to:
Kamo Wake-ikazuchi no Kami
|
| category |
Japanese goddess
ⓘ
Shinto goddess of Kyoto ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Kamigamo Shrine
ⓘ
Kamo Shrine ⓘ
linked to:
Shimogamo Shrine
Kyoto ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Japanese religion ⓘ |
| divineRole |
ancestral deity of Kamo Shrine
ⓘ
divine ancestress of the Kamo clan ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
ancestral protection
ⓘ
divine motherhood ⓘ |
| hasMythicFunction | mediator between human and divine realms for the Kamo community ⓘ |
| hasOffspringType | thunder deity ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tamayori-hime ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | no Mikoto ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Kamo Shrine pantheon
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamigamo Shrine
Kamo clan mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| linkedDeity | Kamo Taketsunumi no Mikoto ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Kamo Wake-ikazuchi no Mikoto
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamo no Wake-ikazuchi
|
| mythologicalTradition |
Kamo myth cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamo clan mythology
Yamato-period Shinto mythology ⓘ |
| nameElementMeaning |
"Kamo" refers to the Kamo region and clan in Kyoto
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
"Tamayori" implies one who invites or is possessed by a spirit ⓘ |
| region | Yamashiro Province (historical Kyoto area) ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
link between human Kamo clan and divine ancestry
ⓘ
mother of the thunder kami enshrined at Kamigamo Shrine ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| worshipContinuity | still venerated in contemporary Shinto ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Kamigamo Shrine
ⓘ
Kamo Shrine (Kyoto) ⓘ
linked to:
Kamigamo Shrine
|
| worshipPeriod | ancient Japan ⓘ |
| worshipType | ujigami (clan deity) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto Description of subject: Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto is a Shinto goddess of the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, revered as a divine ancestress and mother of the thunder deity Kamo Wake-ikazuchi.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto