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Amaterasu

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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 omnipotent and has an almost equal partner in Takami-Musubi, who rules heaven with her.



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Changing Woman is baby, woman, and grandmother all in one; Sedna's hands become the very sea creatures that nourish the people; Amaterasu chews up a sword and spits out three new goddesses.
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We see in some namazu-e the first signs in Edo of a significant expansion of popular consciousness to embrace Amaterasu as a savior figure.
Shaking up Japan: Edo society and the 1855 catfish picture prints by Smits, Gregory / Journal of Social History
In the Shinto religion, Japan's largest, the Emperor is regarded as a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and thus divine.
Under U.S. rule: the occupation of Japan; after World War II, ... by Price, Sean / New York Times Upfront
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