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Susanoo (スサノオ; historical orthography: スサノヲ, 'Susanowo'), often referred to by the honorific title Susanoo-no-Mikoto, is a kami in Japanese mythology.The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imperial line, he is a multifaceted deity with contradictory characteristics (both good and bad), being portrayed in various stories ...
Izanagi and Izanami are held to be the creators of the Japanese archipelago and the progenitors of many deities, which include the sun goddess Amaterasu, the moon deity Tsukuyomi, and the storm god Susanoo. He is a god that can be said to be the beginning of the current Japanese imperial family.
After the sword's owner, Susanoo, was banished from heaven by the reason of killing one of Amaterasu's Attendants and destroying her rice fields, he descended to the Province of Izumo where he met Ashinazuchi, an elderly man who told him that the Yamata no Orochi ("Eight-Branched Serpent"), who had consumed seven of his eight daughters, was coming soon to eat the last one: Kushinada-hime.
She is the strongest of all Japan's Hime Miko, being specially trained by Susanoo. She is aggressive, impulsive, and has a tendency to ignore complicated things. Due to the harsh training she endured, Ena lacks a bit of common sense in everyday life, but this has made her an unpredictable fighter as she relies on instinct.
Susanoo was also responsible for the slaying of the monster Yamata no Orochi and the subsequent discovery of the sacred sword Kusanagi. [7] Takemikazuchi, (建御雷 / 武甕槌) known as a god of thunder and the god of swords. Takeminakata, (建御名方) god of wind, water and agriculture, as well as a patron of hunting and warfare.
Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi, woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu Yamata no Orochi ( ヤマタノオロチ , also 八岐大蛇 , 八俣遠呂智 or 八俣遠呂知 ) , or simply Orochi ( 大蛇 ) , is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed Japanese dragon / serpent .
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The Hindu god of water. He was defeated, alongside Agni, by Rudra and Shiva during the former's quest to become the strongest god in Svarga. He later appears during Round 5 to support Shiva. Indra (インドラ, Indora) The Hindu god of lightning. He was defeated by Rudra and Shiva during the former's quest to become the strongest god in Svara ...