amaterasu

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The Japanese sun goddess
in the Japanese Shinto tradition, the sun goddess According to Japanese mythology, all Japanese emperors have descended from her See also Shinto, Kojiki
(Full name: Amaterasu ômikami, Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven) Amaterasu, or the Sun Goddess, is the principal deity of Shinto mythology According to this mythology, she is the progenitor of the imperial line In other words, all Japanese emperors are related to Amaterasu and thus divine themselves It was not until after Japan's defeat in World War II and occupation by Allied forces that the Japanese emperor renounced his claims to divinity
[ä mä te Rä sU] Sun goddess of the Shinto religion (p 242)
In Shint, the sun goddess from whom the Japanese royal family traditionally claims descent. She was given domain over heaven while her brother, the storm god Susanoo, was set to rule over the sea. The two produced children together, but Susanoo began to behave rudely and destructively, and Amaterasu withdrew in protest into a cave, plunging the world into darkness. She was lured out by the other gods and goddesses, and a rope was placed over its entrance to prevent her return. Her chief place of worship is the Grand Shrine of Ise, Shint's most important shrine
'Shining in heaven'; goddess of the sun 'Shining in heaven'; goddess of the sun
central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan

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Amaterasu Omikami
In Shint, the sun goddess from whom the Japanese royal family traditionally claims descent. She was given domain over heaven while her brother, the storm god Susanoo, was set to rule over the sea. The two produced children together, but Susanoo began to behave rudely and destructively, and Amaterasu withdrew in protest into a cave, plunging the world into darkness. She was lured out by the other gods and goddesses, and a rope was placed over its entrance to prevent her return. Her chief place of worship is the Grand Shrine of Ise, Shint's most important shrine
Turkish - Turkish
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