Toyotama-hime
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Toyotama-hime (豊玉姫?) (Japanese for "luminous jewel"), also known as Otohime (乙姫?), 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.
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