| Tamakushi-hime | |
| Spouse: | Kotoshironushi (Nihon Shoki), or Ōmononushi (Kojiki) |
| Issue: | Kamo no Okimi, Himetataraisuzu-hime, Isuzuyori-hime, Kamowakeikazuchinomikoto |
| Father: | Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto |
Tamakushi-hime (玉櫛媛, タマクシヒメ) also known as Mishimanomizokui-hime (三嶋溝熾姫, ミシマノミゾクイヒメ) and Seyadatarahime (セヤダタラヒメ), is a feminine deity who appears in Japanese mythology. She is known as the mother of Himetataraisuzu-hime, the first empress of Japan, Kamo no Okimi, a distant ancestor of the Miwa clan, Kamigamo the deity of Kamigamo Shrine. She is also known as Princess Mishima-Mizo, Seiyadatarahihime, Katsutamayori-biyorihime and Kimikahihime.
According to the Kojiki Ōmononushi had taken the form of a red arrow and struck Seyadatara-hime's genitals while she was defecating in a ditch. She bore a daughter after she was impregnated by Ōmononushi, and that daughter was named . Her name was later changed to Himetataraisuzu-hime and some other names to avoid the taboo word).[1] [2] [3]
Like the Kojiki, the main narrative of the first volume of the Nihon Shoki first describes Himetataraisuzu-hime as the offspring of the god of Ōmononushi. However, the Nihon Shoki also contains an alternative story which portrays her as the child of the god and the goddess - also known as - conceived after Kotoshironushi transformed himself into a gigantic wani and had sex with her.[4] Likewise, the main narrative in the third and fourth volumes of Nihon Shoki refer to her as the daughter of Kotoshironushi rather than Ōmononushi.[5] [6]