The Kojiki, or Records of Ancient Matters
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Table of Contents
PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES
THE BEGINNING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
THE SEVEN DIVINE GENERATIONS
THE ISLAND OF ONOGORO
COURTSHIP OF THE DEITIES THE MALE-WHO-INVITES AND THE FEMALE-WHO-INVITES
BIRTH OF THE VARIOUS DEITIES
RETIREMENT OF HER AUGUSTNESS THE PRINCESS-WHO-INVITES
THE SLAYING OF THE FIRE-DEITY
PART II. - THE QUARREL OF IZANAGI AND IZANAMI
THE LAND OF HADES
THE PURIFICATION OF THE AUGUST PERSON
PART III. AMATERASU, THE SUN-GODDESS, AND THE STORM-GOD
INVESTITURE OF THE THREE DEITIES, THE ILLUSTRIOUS AUGUST CHILDREN
THE CRYING AND WEEPING OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS
THE AUGUST OATH
THE AUGUST DECLARATION OF THE DIVISION OF THE AUGUST MALE CHILDREN A.ND THE AUGUST FEMALE CHILDREN
THE AUGUST RAVAGES OF HIS-IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS
THE DOOR OF THE HEAVENLY ROCK-DWELLING
THE AUGUST EXPULSION OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS
THE EIGHT-FORKED SERPENT
THE PALACE OF SUGA
PART IV.- THE BEAST-LEGENDS
THE WHITE HARE OF INABA
MOUNT TEMA
THE NETHER-DISTANT-LAND
THE WOOING OF THE DEITY-OF-EIGHT-THOUSAND-SPEARS
THE CUP PLEDGE
PART V.- THE CHAMPION OF JAPAN
YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS HIS ELDER BROTHER
YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE KUMASO BRAVOES
YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE IDZUMO BRAVO
YAMATO-TAKE IS SENT TO SUBDUE THE EAST AND VISITS HIS AUNT AT ISE
YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE RULERS OF SAGAMU
YAMATO-TAKE'S EMPRESS STILLS THE WAVES
YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE DEITY OF THE ASHIGARA PASS
YAMATO-TAKE WOOS PRINCESS MIYAZU
YAMATO-TAKE MEETS THE DEITY OF MOUNT IBUKI
YAMATO TAKE SICKENS AND DIES
YAMATO-TAKE TURNS INTO A WHITE BIRD
PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES
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THE BEGINNING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
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The names of the deities that were born in the Plain of High Heaven when the Heaven and Earth began were the deity Master-of-the-August-Center-of-Heaven; next, the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity; next, the Divine-Producing-Wondrous deity. These three deities were all deities born alone, and hid their persons. The names of the deities that were born next from a thing that sprouted up like unto a reed-shoot when the earth, young and like unto floating oil, drifted about medusa-like, were the Pleasant-Reed-Shoot-Prince-Elder deity, next the Heavenly-Eternally-Standing deity. These two deities were likewise born alone, and hid their persons.
The five deities in the above list are separate Heavenly deities.
THE SEVEN DIVINE GENERATIONS
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The names of the deities that were born next were the Earthly-Eternally-Standing deity; next, the Luxuriant-Integrating-Master deity. These two deities were likewise deities born alone, and hid their persons. The names of the deities that were born next were the deity Mud-Earth-Lord; next, his Younger sister the deity -Mud-Earth-Lady; next, the Germ-Integrating deity; next, his younger sister the Life-Integrating-Deity; next, the deity of Elder-of-the-Great-Place; next, his younger sister the deity Elder-Lady-of-the-Great-Place; next, the deity Perfect-Exterior; next, his younger sister the deity Oh-Awful-Lady; next, the deity Izanagi or the Male-Who-Invites; next, his younger sister Izanami or the deity the Female-Who-Invites.
From the Earthly-Eternally-Standing deity down to the deity the Female-Who-Invites in the previous list are what are termed the Seven Divine Generations.
THE ISLAND OF ONOGORO
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Hereupon all the Heavenly deities commanded the two deities His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites and Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites, ordering them to make, consolidate and give birth to this drifting land.
Granting to them a heavenly jeweled spear, they thus deigned to charge them. So the two deities, standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven pushed