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  2. Amaterasu - Wikipedia

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    The connection between the fox, Dakiniten, and Amaterasu can also be seen in the Keiran Shūyōshū, which features the following retelling of the myth of Amaterasu's hiding: Question: What was the appearance of Amaterasu when she was hiding in the Rock-Cave of Heaven? Answer: Since Amaterasu is the sun deity, she had the appearance of the sun ...

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Amaterasu The Shinto sun goddess, sister of Susanoo the storm god and Tsukuyomi the moon god. She is the ancestor of the Imperial line and is often considered the chief kami of the Shinto pantheon. Amatsuhikone The third son of Amaterasu, believed to be the ancestor of several clans, including the Oshikochi clan and the Yamashiro clan. Amatsukami

  4. Dakini - Wikipedia

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    The connection between the fox, Dakiniten, and Amaterasu can also be seen in the Keiran Shūyōshū, which features the following retelling of the myth of Amaterasu's hiding: Question: What was the appearance of Amaterasu when she was hiding in the Rock-Cave of Heaven? Answer: Since Amaterasu is the sun deity, she had the appearance of the sun ...

  5. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Amatsuhikone, considered the third son of Amaterasu. [11] Amatsumara (天津麻羅), the kami of iron-working. [12] Amatsu-Mikaboshi (天津甕星), the kami of stars who existed before the Kotoamatsukami. Amenohoakari, (天火明命) a sun and agriculture god. Ame-no-hohi (天菩比神, 天穂日命) considered the second son of Amaterasu. [13]

  6. Ukemochi - Wikipedia

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    Another version of the myth features Ōgetsu-hime by her more common name, Ukemochi, and in this version, the moon god Tsukuyomi visits her on behalf of his sister-wife, the sun goddess Amaterasu. Ukemochi sought to entertain him and prepared a feast. First, she faced the land and opened her mouth, and boiled rice came out.

  7. Kitsune - Wikipedia

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    A nine-tailed fox spirit (kyūbi no kitsune) scaring Prince Hanzoku; print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century. In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser.

  8. Category:Mythological foxes - Wikipedia

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  9. Amano-Iwato - Wikipedia

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    Ama-no-Iwato (天の岩戸, literally "heaven's rock cave") is a cave in Japanese mythology. According to the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon Shoki, the bad behavior of Susano'o, the Japanese god of storms, drove his sister Amaterasu into the Ama-no-Iwato cave. The land was thus deprived of light. [1]