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Oto-hime or Otohime ( ja, 乙姫), in the Japanese folktale of ''
Oto-hime (Princess Oto)'s name consists of the character also read ''otsu'' meaning "No. 2".: "乙姫は甲乙の乙であるので次女、二女、妹姫となります". Thus Oto-hime must have been the 'second daughter' or 'younger princess' of the Dragon King ( Ryū-ō), as explained by folklorist in his bilingual edition of the In ''Urashima'' fairytale. Miyao whimsically wonders whatever became of Kō-hime, the elder daughter never mentioned.
Urashima Tarō
is the protagonist of a Japanese fairy tale (''otogi banashi''), who in a typical modern version is a fisherman rewarded for rescuing a turtle, and carried on its back to the Dragon Palace (Ryūgū-jō) beneath the sea. There he is entertained ...
'', is the princess of the undersea palace Ryūgū-jō
or is the supernatural undersea palace of Ryūjin or Dragon God in Japanese tradition.
It is best known as the place in fairytale where Urashima Tarō was invited after saving a turtle, where he was entertained by the Dragon God's princess Oto- ...
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Second daughter
Oto-hime (Princess Oto)'s name consists of the character also read ''otsu'' meaning "No. 2".: "乙姫は甲乙の乙であるので次女、二女、妹姫となります". Thus Oto-hime must have been the 'second daughter' or 'younger princess' of the Dragon King ( Ryū-ō), as explained by folklorist in his bilingual edition of the In ''Urashima'' fairytale. Miyao whimsically wonders whatever became of Kō-hime, the elder daughter never mentioned.
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