She was a psychic medium.
One night in the Palace Kashii on Kyushu Island continent side, the O-Kimi was playing the harp to get a god’s advice. The god spoke through BreathLong. “Cross the ocean, and you will find shining treasures. I will give the country to you.”
The O-Kimi replied, “I can see no land. Only waves on the immense ocean.”
The god was angry, “Even this country doesn’t belong to you! You belong to the underground!”
To ease the god, he began to play the harp again in the dark. Soon, the melody stopped.
Isolated Connected Kyushu Island, page 250
English translation from 古事記=Kojiki, the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711–712)
Photo from Kashii-no-miya-Shrine
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