In "Manyoshu" there is a poem (2051 of Chapter 10) that expresses the first and third phases of the moon as '白真弓' ('shiramayumi') (beautiful white bow), '月弓尊' ('Tsukuyumi no mikoto') is considered to be an alias of Tsukuyomi, having been coined under such a concept. |
万葉集の歌には、上弦や下弦の弦月を指して「白真弓」と表現した歌があり(巻十・二〇五一)、「月弓尊」の表記は、このような発想から呼ばれた異名と考えられる。 |