Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . ch-like complexion, the long oval face so admired inJapan (and else where), and her highly arched eyebrows. She was as beautiful a sight as spring time from theHall of the Daishinden, and far surpassed the filmy hazeenshrouded scene viewed from the Hall of Tokiwa owes her reputation to her connection with thewars of the Gempei, and little is known of her afterward,and still less before the agita
Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . ch-like complexion, the long oval face so admired inJapan (and else where), and her highly arched eyebrows. She was as beautiful a sight as spring time from theHall of the Daishinden, and far surpassed the filmy hazeenshrouded scene viewed from the Hall of Tokiwa owes her reputation to her connection with thewars of the Gempei, and little is known of her afterward,and still less before the agitated days of Heiji, it can beseen that the poets necessarily speak of her maturer youthful attractions certainly were no less. Early inher palace connection at the Kujo she became the con-cubine of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and by him she hadthree children, all men of mark in later times. The eldest * Japanese Biographical Dictionary, Dai-JSihon-Jimmei-Jiten. t Later Nijo Tenno married her, much against her will and theadvice of his councillors. He was eighteen, she was twenty two yearsold. The marriage accentuated an existing court row, and Go*Shirakawa, the Joko, was THE FLIGHT OP TOKIWA-GOZEN. PROLOGUE. 157 was Tmawaka. As a boy he was sent to the Daigotemple.* He grew up to be a man of great energy andactivity, and was known as the wicked priest of second son, Otowaka, was known as Enjo—laterGien. As to him tradition differs, one story making hima page of Prince Hachijo, of the Fujiwara ; another tradi-tion also makes him a priest under other princely were children, but old enough to have their headsshaved and don priestly robes. The third child was Ushi-waka. When his mother became pregnant with him, shedreamed that Marishiten, the goddess of War (In India, ofLight) thrust her spear down her throat. When this childcame to manhood he made himself illustrious as HangwanYoshitsune It was in the first year of Heiji (1159) that To
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