Hoori or Hikoko-hodemi (“fiery shadow”), in Japanese mythology, a deity, the great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, the son of the god Hikoko no Ninigino Mikoto and his wife Konohana-sakuya-hime. Hikoko-hodemi, like his brother Hoderi no Mikoto (“radiance of fire”), was born in a chamber engulfed in flames. Hikoko the hunter suggested that his fisherman brother exchange activities. However, Khoderi soon returned the bow to his brother, and Hikoko-hodemi, having lost his fishhook, offered his brother another in return, but Khoderi refused. Upset, Hikoko-hodemi went to the sea god Watatsumi no Kami, who returned the tackle to him. At the same time, Hikoko-hodemi fell in love with the daughter of the sea lord, married her and was happy for many years. When he decided to return home, the sea god gave him a parting gift of two jaspers that control the ebb and flow of the tide. At home, God finally returned Khoderi's fishing hook, but he still continued to bother his brother. Hikoko-hodemi lost his patience and caused a tide. When the sea almost covered Khoderi's head, he asked for forgiveness, and Hikoko-khodemi caused the tide to ebb. The daughter of the sea god arrived to her husband and soon announced that she was going to give birth to a child. She asked her husband not to look at her during childbirth, but her husband broke his promise and peeked through the crack of her chambers; so the princess turned into a monster and returned to the sea, leaving the child behind. Having matured, the boy married the aunt who raised him. They had a son, called by two names, Toyo-mike-no and Kamuyamato-ivarebi-ko. After his death, he became known as Jimmu-tenno and was considered the first ruler of Japan.
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