Hantei was born to Amaterasu and Onnotangu in Tengoku. After his birth, his father became jealous of the attention his mother paid to their children and fearful that they would usurp him. Led by this, Onnotangu sought out and swallowed whole each of his children. But Amaterasu, giving him sake after each child, poisoned Onnotangu with each cup. By the time Onnotangu sought out Hantei, he had consumed his nine brothers and sisters, and nine cups of poisoned sake. While the poison could not kill Lord Moon, it made him so drunk that he mistook a stone for Hantei and swallowed it instead. Amaterasu secreted Hantei away, protecting him from his father, who believed him swallowed. She taught Hantei of character and virtue, and of the man his father used to be. In this time Hantei also learned the art of the sword.
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