![]() ![]() The Ise Grand Shrine ( 伊勢神宮 Ise Jingū) located in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, houses the inner shrine, Naiku, dedicated to Amaterasu. Collectively, the sacred mirror, jewel, and sword became the three Imperial Regalia of Japan. Both later amended their conflict when Susanoo gave her the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi sword as a reconciliation gift.Īccording to legend, Amaterasu, who was responsible from keeping balance and harmony within the earthly realm, bequeathed to her descendant Ninigi: the mirror, Yata no Kagami the jewel, Yasakani no Magatama and the sword, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. Susanoo was punished by being banished from heaven. Initially, Omoikane threw a party outside of the Ama-no-Iwato to lure Amaterasu out but it was not until the Goddess Ame-no-Uzume danced promiscuously outside of the cave that Amaterasu came out. Eventually, she was persuaded to leave the cave. Amaterasu, who was in fury and grief, hid inside the Ama-no-Iwato ("heavenly rock cave"), plunging the earth into darkness and chaos. After Susanoo's defeat he went on a rampage destroying much of the heavenly and earthly realm, including Amaterasu's rice fields he also hurled a flayed pony at her loom, and killed one of her beloved attendants in a fit of rage. Claiming the gods were hers because they were born of her necklace, and the goddesses were his, she decided that she had won the challenge, as his item produced women. ![]() Amaterasu birthed three female deities from Susanoo's sword while he birthed five male deities from her necklace. Each of them took an object belonging to the other and from it, birthed deities. ![]() Amaterasu was suspicious, but when Susanoo proposed a challenge to prove his sincerity, she accepted. When Izanagi ordered him to leave Heaven, he went to bid his sister goodbye. Susanoo is said to have insulted Amaterasu, claiming she had no power over the higher realm. The texts also tell of a long-standing rivalry between Amaterasu and her other brother, Susanoo. This killing upset Amaterasu causing her to label Tsukuyomi an evil god and split away from him separating night from day. Originally, Amaterasu shared the sky with Tsukuyomi, her husband and younger brother until, out of disgust, he killed the goddess of food, Uke Mochi, when she pulled "food from her rectum, nose, and mouth". Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye, and Susanoo from the washing of the nose.Īmaterasu became the ruler of the sun and the heavens along with her brother, Tsukuyomi as the ruler of the night, and Susanoo as the ruler of the seas. All three deities were born from Izanagi when he was purifying himself upon entering Yomi, the underworld, after breaking the promise not to see dead Izanami and he was chased by her and Yakusan-no-ikaduchigami ( 八雷神), surrounding rotten Izanami. Amaterasu was said to have been created by the divine couple Izanagi and Izanami, who were themselves created by, or grew from, the originator of the universe, Amenominakanushi. It was written that Amaterasu had painted the landscape with her siblings while she created ancient Japan. In Japanese mythology, Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, is the sister of Susanoo, the god of storms and the sea, and of Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. ![]() 720 CE Nihon Shoki, the oldest records of Japanese history. Records of the worship of Amaterasu are found from the c. ![]()
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