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Homudawake no Mikoto is another name for Emperor Ōjin, a legendary early ruler of Japan who was later deified and enshrined as Hachiman, a kami closely associated with warriors, archery, and the protection of the realm. Over time, worship of Hachiman under this identity spread widely through shrines across Japan, where he is venerated as a guardian deity invoked for protection and the safeguarding of communities. Traditions surrounding this figure blend historical chronicle accounts, such as those in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, with later religious veneration in both Shinto and syncretic Buddhist practice.
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