Hikoyai-no-mikoto

was a member of a Japanese imperial clan from the Kojiki and other sources. The name does not appear in the "Nihon Shoki" and there are no other names that are believed to be the same person. Hikoyai-no-Mikoto is the first son of Emperor Jimmu and Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime. His brothers are Kamuyaimimi and Emperor Suizei. After the death of Emperor Jimmu, Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime marries her stepson Tagishimimi, who would be considered a step-brother to Hikoyai-no-Mikoto and his brothers. Tagishimimi then attempts to assassinate the brothers, but instead is killed by Suizei who becomes the second emperor. Hikoyai-no-Mikoto does not have any significant role in the story and does not play an active role in the narrative. This is not uncommon in Japanese myths, where there are often brothers who do not play an active role in the story.

Genealogy

According to Kojiki, he was the son of Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan, and Himetataraisuzu-hime daughter of Omononushi no Mikoto.

The "Shinsen Shōjiroku" commissioned by Emperor Saga and the "" list a different theory that was the son of Kamuyaimimi. 。

Descendant clans In the Kojiki, Hikoyai is listed as the ancestor of Ibarada-ren, Teshima-ren, and others. According to "Kojiki", Emperor Jimmu was enthroned and married to Himetataraisuzu, and the three pillars of , Kamuyaimimi, and Suizei. It is said that Hikoyaimimi did not appear in "Nihon Shoki", and only Kamuyaimimi and Kamuyaimimikawa were born between Himetataraisuzuhime and Himetataraisuzuhime. In "Kujiki Kujiki", Hikoyai-no-Mikoto is the son of his younger brother, Kamuyaimimi-no-Mikoto. Also, in "Kojiki", the brothers of Kamuyaimimi and Kamuyaimimi killed their half-brother, Shimi Mimei, and at that time, Kamuyaimimi was shy, so his younger brother, Kamuyaimimi. Hikoyaimimi does not appear in the story of her succession to the throne. There are also three pillars (Hoseri, Hosuseri, and Hoori), and the youngest child succeeds to the throne. Only two of the three pillars have appeared, and one is ignored. Hikoyai-no-Mikoto is the ancestor of the Ibarata Ren and Teshima Ren. At Aso Shrine in Kumamoto, Hikoyai-no-Mikoto is the Kokuryu Myojin (Yoshimi-jin), and is the father of Asotsu-hime-mei, the princess of Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto, the child of Kamuyaimimi-no-Mikoto.