Mythology / shinto-goddesses-amaterasu
Facts about Shinto Goddesses: Amaterasu
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A sacred mirror called Yata no Kagami is one of the three Imperial Treasures of Japan and is directly associated with Amaterasu.
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Susanoo, Amaterasu's brother and god of storms, provoked her retreat into the cave by destroying her rice fields and killing one of her weaving maidens.
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In Shinto worship, Amaterasu is enshrined at Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan's most sacred Shinto site.
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The myth of Amaterasu hiding in the Ama-no-Iwato cave, plunging the world into darkness, is recorded in the ancient chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
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Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess, is considered the ruler of the heavens and the divine ancestor of the imperial family in Shinto tradition.