| Jinja Hime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Naming | |||
| Others | Shrine Princess | ||
| Binomen | N/A | ||
| Original | 神社姫 | ||
| Romanization | Jinjahime | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Serpentine | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Place of origin | Ryūgū-jō | ||
| Habitat | Sea | ||
| Locomotion | Swimming | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | Real | ||
The Jinja Hime, a.k.a. Shrine Princess is a species of sea-dwelling yōkai from Japanese folklore. They live in Ryūgū-jō, the underwater palace of the dragon god Ryūjin.
Biology[]
Similar to the Ningyo in appearance and to the Amabie in abilities, the Shrine Princesses are serpentine fish-like creatures with the head of a woman and a pair of small horns. As messengers of Ryūjin, they can deliver prophecies.
History[]
In 1819, a Jinja Hime was found on a beach in the Hizen Province by a man named Katō Ebian. She told him that she had come to the surface to tell that the next seven years would be a time of good harvest, but after that, a deadly disease would spread. However, those who looked at a picture of the Jinja Hime would be safe. Knowing this, Ebian drew a picture of her and had it published and distributed. As can be seen, the story is pretty much identical to that of the Amabie.