She is usually holding a cherry blossom in the left hand and a mirror in the right hand.
Kono-hana is the wife of the god
Ninigi no mikoto .
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Ninigi-no-Mikoto is, in
Japanese mythology, the son of Ame no Oshihomimi no Mikoto (??????) and grandson of
Amaterasu \(*-*), who sent him down to earth to plant rice there. His name also appears as
Ninigi Amaterasu sent him to pacify Japan by bringing the three celestial gifts used by the emperor:
the sword Kusanagi to have this sword susanoo had to fight a big snake with eight heads called orochi…. u_u
Ninigi was also the first Son of the heaven , and the orochimaru’s seal is also called ” the cursed mark of heaven !
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Konohana sakuya hime and Niniji no mikoto met on the seashore and they fell in love
Kono-hana became pregnant in just one night, causing suspicion in Ninigi. He wondered if this was the child of another
kami. Kono-hana was enraged at Ninigi’s accusation and entered a doorless hut, which she then set fire to, declaring that the child would not be hurt if it were truly the offspring of Ninigi (
all to prove her love for him )
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So, to me, it is evident that sakura symbolize Sakuya no hime, Sasuke is niniji no mikoto itachi is amateratsu …. and another symbol that prove the parallelysm between sakura and that goddess is this one …..
An iconography of Konohana Sakuya hime upon the fuji which she is the goddes
Very similar to the last image of the team 7 with the sun at the left , the moon at the right side and sakura ( sakuya) at the center between them.