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Facts about Susanoo-no-Mikoto in Japanese Myth
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A sibling rivalry with his sister Amaterasu, the sun goddess, forms one of the central conflicts surrounding Susanoo-no-Mikoto in the Kojiki.
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Susanoo-no-Mikoto is also associated with poetry, and the Kojiki credits him with composing one of the earliest waka poems in Japanese literary tradition.
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After being banished, Susanoo-no-Mikoto descended to the land of Izumo, a region in present-day Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
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In the Kojiki, Susanoo-no-Mikoto is the son of Izanagi and was banished from the heavens after causing chaos and grieving loudly for his mother Izanami.
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The storm god Susanoo-no-Mikoto is credited in the Kojiki with slaying the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi and discovering the sword Kusanagi within its tail.