Toyotama-hime – Wani (Dragon) Goddess disguised as a human
Wani was a dragon or sea monster in Japanese mythology. Wani is discribed as "crocodile", or sometimes "shark".
Toyotamahime (See) is a goddess in Japanese mythology. Daughter of the sea god Watatsumi, she was said to reside in a dragon palace. Their palace was as if made from fish scales and supposedly lies undersea. Her true form was “Yahiro no Owani (meaning giant crocodile, approx. 24 m long)”, and she was the wife of Hoori (See2), is known as the epitome of human–animal marriage tales. She was the mother of Ugayafukiaezu-no-Mikoto (See3), father of Emperor Jinmu (the first Emperor: See4), and sister of Tamayori-hime (See5), the Emperor's mother.
Toyotamahime makes a fateful meeting with the demigod prince, Yamasachi, also known as Hoori ("Fire-Subside"). They married and lived happily in the dragon palace. 3 years later, she and her husband Hoori, who missed home, went ashore to give birth.
She then warned her husband, "All people from other parts of the world give birth in the form of their native country when giving birth. So I will give birth to a child in my true form”, and requested Hoori not watch how she gives birth. Hoori, however, was pazzled and peered in on his wife as she was giving birth, and saw her crawling around as a giant crocodile of about 24 metres (79 ft) long. He then startled in shock and retreated. Toyatama-hime learnt that being witnessed her true form by her husband, "I have always intended to pass through the path of the sea," she said, "but I am ashamed that you should have observed my true form.” She blocked the sea path, leaving the child behind and left.
Japón y su prehistoria, a través de los hallazgos arqueológicos, sean bienvenidos a una nueva entrega, un tanto especial, de noticias arqueológicas japonesas que iremos comentando en los siguientes capítulos y les hablaré de unas noticias que les sorprenderán a todos, por su riqueza arqueológica del país del sol naciente dicho esto empecemos.
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En los capítulos anteriores, hablamos sobre un hombre que recibió 800 mordeduras de tiburón, del hallazgo de un espejo de bronce y en el anterior hablamos de un tesoro del siglo xv que fue enterrado durante la guerra civil japonesa.
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En esta ocasión, nos volvemos a trasladar a la prehistoria nipona, pero en este caso ¿Cuáles son los orígenes de la población japonesa actual?, hace un tiempo hablamos un poco muy por encima del hombre de Minatogawa, ya era hora de dedicarle unas publicaciones a este homínido.
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Los arqueólogos japoneses encontraron unos fragmentos humanos localizados en la isla de Ishigaki, los cuales tienen una antigüedad de 24 000 años, lo que le convierte en el yacimiento más antiguo de Japón y en uno de los mayores de Asia. ¿Conocían este hallazgo? ¿Y el yacimiento?. La cueva pudo tener función de enterramiento, esto lo podemos ver en casos en Europa y otras partes del mundo.
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Esta noticia va a estar dividida en unos cuantos sub apartados, ya que hace poco salieron nuevos estudios, además hablaremos de unas cuantas cositas de este yacimiento, así que nos vemos en los próximos capítulos en los cuales aclararemos muchas de estas incógnitas sobre la arqueología e historia japonesa.
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Japan and its prehistory, through archaeological finds, welcome to a new installment, somewhat special, of Japanese archaeological news that we will comment on in the following chapters and I will tell you about some news that will surprise everyone, due to its archaeological richness from the country of the rising sun having said that let's begin.
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In the previous chapters, we talked about a man who received 800 shark bites, the discovery of a bronze mirror, and in the previous one we talked about a 15th century treasure that was buried during the Japanese civil war.
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On this occasion, we return to Japanese prehistory, but in this case, what are the origins of the current Japanese population? Some time ago we spoke a little above Minatogawa man, it was time to dedicate some publications to him to this hominid.
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Japanese archaeologists found some human fragments located on the island of Ishigaki, which are 24,000 years old, making it the oldest site in Japan and one of the largest in Asia. Did you know about this find? And the deposit? The cave could have had a burial function, we can see this in cases in Europe and other parts of the world.
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This news is going to be divided into a few sub-sections, since recently new studies came out, we will also talk about a few things about this site, so see you in the next chapters in which we will clarify many of these unknowns about archeology and Japanese history.
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日本とその先史時代は、考古学的発見を通じて、次の章でコメントする日本の考古学ニュースの新しい記事へようこそ。その考古学的な豊かさのために、みんなを驚かせるいくつかのニュースについてお話します。さあ、始めようと言った昇る太陽の国。
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前の章では、800匹のサメに刺された男性、銅鏡の発見について話しました。前の章では、日本の内戦中に埋葬された15世紀の宝物について話しました。
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この機会に、日本の先史時代に戻りますが、この場合、現在の日本人の起源は何ですか?少し前に、港川人の少し上で話をしましたが、この類人猿にいくつかの出版物を捧げる時が来ました。
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日本の考古学者は、石垣島にある24,000年前の人間の断片を発見しました。これは、日本で最も古い場所であり、アジアで最大の場所の1つです。この発見について知っていましたか?そして預金?洞窟は埋葬機能を持っていた可能性があります。これはヨーロッパや世界の他の地域の事例で見ることができます。
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このニュースはいくつかのサブセクションに分けられます。最近新しい研究が発表されたので、このサイトについてもいくつか話します。次の章で、これらの未知数の多くを明らかにします。考古学と日本の歴史。
“A shark swimming leisurely in the sea. Although they are feared, they also possess beauty. You wouldn’t want to encounter a hungry shark. The photos are available for free download, so feel free to use them.”
The cicada’s song is fading and few cars are in the beach parking lot. Summer is ending. Summer always feels long, even though Japan only gets one month while the US gets two and a half. Thinking back to my last summer break before my senior year of high school, it’s surprising to realize that that was half of my lifetime ago.
Unlike now, I wanted to get a job and work during the break. I wanted to earn money so I could put gas in my car to do fun things with friends. I loved driving, especially at night. I got my first boyfriend, thoughts of marriage a million miles from my mind. Children? Yeah right! I was studying French in school, and I’d visited France the summer before. If I thought about going or living abroad, it was probably to a French-speaking country. I never imagined I’d wind up in Japan, although I was interested in some anime and manga.
Now, at 34, I want nothing more than to spend my summer at the beach or in my living room doing art, playing with my daughter, or just vegetating. I don’t even want to own a car, much less drive one. I’m married with a child. I’ve been living in Japan for 10 years, and French has been almost entirely pushed out of my head by Japanese.
At first glance, it seems like I have nothing in common with my 17-year-old self. Looking at my artwork, however, I can see how much I still share with that Rachel. I have several hobbies, but collecting things is probably my longest-running hobby. I’ve always picked up and kept interesting or pretty rocks, nice shells, acorns, dried flowers, and even dead insects. Each time I go back to my parents’ house, I find some old collection: books, fossilized shark teeth, greeting cards with pictures of foxes, fabric scraps. I’ve used many things from my collections to make art and little decorations around my home. They hold a little bit of the time and place I found them, but sometimes I look at them and feel like they may just be junk. Putting them into artwork not only puts them to use, but it also means I can keep my collections longer. It also connects me to 17-year-old Rachel, who is probably proud of me for how much I have grown and changed over the years.
Thank you for your message in Japanese. It is a nice text!
All photos are taken by me! 🫶
I love all living things, but I especially love sharks, rays, lung fishes, birds of prey, aardvarks, anteaters, dogs, hoofed creatures, especially cows👍
On average, I may visit the zoo or aquarium twice a month.
Most of the time, more than one part of the story is inaccurate or they don't do that kind of thing!? or something like that, and I end up laughing out loud, but sometimes a funny and cute story comes out.
It is totally inaccurate for what they do, but very fun.I'm glad 2023 is the year I get to read a lot of (weird) fanfiction written by artificial intelligence!!!!