44 The name of this prince of which the translation is here given is usually shortened to ninigi-no-Mikoto.
"Japan"
David Murray
As for the physical weakness of men, that is explained by a legend of ninigi-no-Mikoto, divine founder of the imperial house.
"Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation"
Lafcadio Hearn
The son of ninigi-no-Mikoto is said to have lived five hundred and eighty years at his palace of Takachiho; but that, remarks Hirata, "was a short life compared with the lives of those who lived before him."
"Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation"
Lafcadio Hearn
