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* ''Mythological character within both the [[Kojiki]] and the [[Nihon Shoki]]
* ''Distinction: the king of the Korean kingdom of Silla's son
* ''Possible alternate name: Hiboko''
* ''Name meaning: Spear of the Heavenly Sun''
Ame no Hiboko is believed to have travelled from Silla to Japan, with "magical jewels" that made for tranquil ocean travel.
In the Cambridge History of Japan, it is suggested that he was reverenced by those Koreans that had travelled to the Japanese archipelago, and like their predecessors, most likely brought continental technology.
In the ''[[Fudoki|Chikuzen fudoki]]'', a deity called ''Hiboko'' is listed as being the tutelary kami of a strong family located in northern Kyushu. This ''Hiboko'' may be one and the same with Ame no Hiboko. This ''Hiboko'', within the ''fudoki'' is supposed to have came to earth in Koguryo.
The items carried by Ame no Hiboko resemble those usually bore by other ancestor kami<ref>The Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan; Page 345</ref>.
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==Notes==
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* ''Distinction: the king of the Korean kingdom of Silla's son
* ''Possible alternate name: Hiboko''
* ''Name meaning: Spear of the Heavenly Sun''
Ame no Hiboko is believed to have travelled from Silla to Japan, with "magical jewels" that made for tranquil ocean travel.
In the Cambridge History of Japan, it is suggested that he was reverenced by those Koreans that had travelled to the Japanese archipelago, and like their predecessors, most likely brought continental technology.
In the ''[[Fudoki|Chikuzen fudoki]]'', a deity called ''Hiboko'' is listed as being the tutelary kami of a strong family located in northern Kyushu. This ''Hiboko'' may be one and the same with Ame no Hiboko. This ''Hiboko'', within the ''fudoki'' is supposed to have came to earth in Koguryo.
The items carried by Ame no Hiboko resemble those usually bore by other ancestor kami<ref>The Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan; Page 345</ref>.
[[Category:Deities]]
==Notes==
<references/>
