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Amenokoyane-no-mikoto is a kami who appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki as the ancestral deity of the Nakatomi and Fujiwara clans, associated with divination, ritual prayer, and communication with the gods. He is credited with performing rites and reciting invocations during the episode of Amaterasu's emergence from the cave, helping restore order and light to the world. He is venerated at shrines such as Kasuga Taisha, where he is traditionally regarded as a guardian deity overseeing protection and the proper conduct of sacred rites, though claims of specific protective benefits reflect devotional tradition rather than verified fact.
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