Look up: Amaterasu

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   Amaterasu
   In Japanese mythology, Amaterasu is the sun goddess, grandmother of Jimmu Tenno, the first ruler of Japan.
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   Amaterasu
   [n] - central deity of Shinto
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   Amaterasu
   In Japanese mythology, the sun goddess, grandmother of Jimmu Tenno, first ruler of Japan, from whom the emperors claim to be descended. Her shrine is at Ise. Despite being chief deity she is not...
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   Amaterasu
   Amaterasu Omikami noun central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
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   Amaterasu
   , `Amaterasu-ÅÂ?mikami` or `ÅÅ’hiru-menomuchi-no-kami` is in Japanese mythology a sun goddess and perhaps the most important Shinto deity (神 `kami`). Her name, `Amaterasu`, means literally `(that which) illuminates Heaven`. She was born from the left eye of Izanagi as he purified himself in a river and went on to become the ruler of the Higher Celestial Plain (`Takamagahara`). She is also said to be directly linked in lineage to the Imperial Ho...
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   Amaterasu
   (Japanese: `Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven`), the celestial sun goddess from whom the Japanese imperial family claims descent, and an important ... [12 related articles]
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