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Toyotama-hime (豊玉姫, Toyotama-hime^?) (Japanese for "luminous jewel"), also known as Otohime (乙姫, Otohime^?), is a goddess in Japanese mythology, and the daughter of Ryūjin, the god of the sea. She married the hunter Hoori and gave birth to a son, who in turn produced Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. After giving birth, she turned into a dragon or a wani and flew away.

	Japanese mythology and folklore
	Mythic texts and folktales: Kojiki | Nihon Shoki | Otogizōshi | Yotsuya Kaidan Urashima Tarō | Kintarō | Momotarō | Tamamo-no-Mae Divinities: Izanami | Izanagi | Amaterasu Susanoo | Ame-no-Uzume | Inari List of divinities | Kami | Seven Lucky Gods Legendary creatures: Oni | Kappa | Tengu | Tanuki | Fox | Yōkai | Dragon | Shōjō Mythical and sacred locations: Mt. Hiei | Mt. Fuji | Izumo | Ryūgū-jō | Takamagahara | Yomi
	Religions | Sacred objects | Creatures and spirits

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