Miyazu-hime (宮簀媛) is a figure of Japanese legend and kami said to have been married to Yamato Takeru. According to legend, Yamato Takeru entrusted the Kusanagi no Tsurugi to her before departing to the mountains where he was killed. Grieving his death, she built a shrine in Atsuta and enshrined the blade there, which became the origin of Atsuta Shrine.
References
- Tobe, Tamio (January 6, 2004). 「日本の神様」がよくわかる本 八百万神の起源・性格からご利益までを完全ガイド [A Book for Understand Japan's Gods: The complete guide to the origins, personalities, and blessings of the 8 million gods] (in Japanese). PHP Institute, Inc. ISBN 978-4569661155.
