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Old-World Japan: Legends of the Land of the Gods
List of Illustrations
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| Heading to “The Birth-Time of the Gods” | 3 |
| When he had so said, he plunged his jewelled spear into the seething mass below | 5 |
| Heading to “The Sun-Goddess” | 17 |
| Ama-terasu gazed into the mirror, and wondered greatly when she saw therein a goddess of exceeding beauty | 21 |
| Heading to “The Heavenly Messengers” | 27 |
| As the Young Prince alighted on the sea-shore, a beautiful earth-spirit, Princess Under-Shining, stood before him | 29 |
| Heading to “Prince Ruddy-Plenty” | 37 |
| But the fair Uzume went fearlessly up to the giant, and said: “Who is it that thus impedes our descent from heaven?” | 39 |
| Heading to “The Palace of the Ocean-Bed” | 47 |
| Suddenly she saw the reflection of Prince Fire-Fade in the water | 51 |
| Heading to “Autumn and Spring” | 59 |
| One after the other returned sorrowfully home, for none found favour in her eyes | 63 |
| Heading to “The Star Lovers” | 69 |
| The lovers were wont, standing on the banks of the celestial stream, to waft across it sweet and tender messages | 71 |
| Heading to “The Island of Eternal Youth” | 79 |
| Soon he came to its shores, and landed as one in a dream | 83 |
| Heading to “Rai-Taro, the Son of the Thunder-God” | 89 |
| The birth of Rai-taro | 93 |
| Heading to “The Souls of the Children” | 99 |
| Heading to “The Moon-Maiden” | 105 |
| At one moment she skimmed the surface of the sea, the next her tiny feet touched the topmost branches of the tall pine trees | 109 |
| Heading to “The Great Fir Tree of Takasago” | 115 |
| Heading to “The Willow of Mukochima” | 123 |
| Heading to “The Child of the Forest” | 131 |
| Kintaro reigned as prince of the forest, beloved of every living creature | 135 |
| Heading to “The Vision of Tsunu” | 143 |
| On a plot of mossy grass beyond the thicket, sat two maidens of surpassing beauty | 147 |
| Heading to “Princess Fire-Fly” | 153 |
| But the Princess whispered to herself, “Only he who loves me more than life shall call me bride” | 155 |
| Heading to “The Sparrow’s Wedding” | 163 |
| Heading to “The Love of the Snow-White Fox” | 173 |
| With two mighty strokes, he felled his adversaries to the ground | 177 |
| Heading to “Nedzumi” | 183 |
| Heading to “Koma and Gon” | 191 |