Talk:Himiko (queen)

message: Do we really need video game references in every Japan-related article?--Sir Edgar 05:11, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. It is a very noticeable trend and generally adds nothing to the main article. I initially added a  tag indicating that it should probably be removed. That was soon replaced with a "Himiko in Popular Culture", which, while not much, is perhaps a slight improvement. There was recent discussion on this topic here. Unfortunately, it was never finalized. I suggest following it up there. If a decision is made and formalized, then it can be pointed to when editing. Bendono 12:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Given that Himiko is listed as a fictional character created for the game on the page for Kessen II, and links here, it appears you've little choice in the matter. Accuracy, or absurdity. S. Mackie 16:34, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Video game references 

message: The Encyclopedia Britannica lists one of the alternate names of Himiko as Yamatohime-no-mikoto. She was the legendary deity figure who is said to have established Ise Shrine. I have added mention of the parellels between the two in the Yamatohime-no-mikoto article, and perhaps it is worth adding here? Ka-ru 06:22, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical theories 

message: At least one of these appears to be taken from Conrad Totman.  It/they should be referenced or removed.  Exploding Boy 05:05, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Quotes

message: The Chinese character 呼 represents a Sinitic word that means "to exhale, to breathe out; to call" and that is pronounced as hu in Mandarin and as ho in Sino-Korean. The consonant at the beginning of this word is unambiguously h, not k; the Sino-Japanese reading, ko, is due to the regular substitution of /k/ for original /h/ in the process of borrowing and integration of Sinitic vocabulary into the Japanese language. Therefore, "Himiko" should really be read as "Pimiho."
:Except it's Japanese, not chinese, thanks though. Chris 07:35, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Transcribing a foreign script into Roman letters is always ambiguous. The modern Pinyin reading of this word is "Bēimíhū," but, as was pointed out, this is Japanese, not Chinese. However, I have seen it in history books as "Pimiku," from "Records of Wei" (instead of "Pimiko" as in the article). Also, the Japanese language has undergone phonological changes over the years, just like every other language. I know that /h/ used to be /p/, and it's possible that /k/ used to be /x/, often rendered "h."--Hikui87 18:03, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: I inserted #Astronomical object following explications of the name, followed by #Popular culture, which I changed into a bulleted list. Himiko (astronomical object) will have to be started by someone more knowledgeable of astronomy than Pawyilee (talk) 11:53, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Astronomical object 

message: This article should mention something about the recent archeological developments regarding Himiko's tomb. Two places to start are:
* Nara tomb discovery may stir debate over site of Queen Himiko's realm
* Scientific dating suggests ancient tomb as Queen Himiko's
Bendono (talk) 10:06, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tomb 

message: The reference to Himiko in the Samguk Sagi is uncited and unsubstantiated.  Upon searching it in google, the only sites that come up are ones that copy text word-for-word from wikipedia.  Either a reference should be found for it, or the information should be removed from the article.
--Yoshiaki Abe (talk) 02:06, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Bendono (talk) 12:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Korean References?