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Amaterasu Ōmikami (天照大御神, 天照大神), often called Amaterasu for short, also known as Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (大日孁貴神), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology.
Despite Amaterasu's battle against the Dark Lord Yami, which would kill all the demons in Nippon, they return. The Konohana Sprite Sakuya, a character from the original Ōkami, summons the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, but instead finds Chibiterasu, who looks like a young version of Amaterasu. Chibiterasu, as revealed by Matsushita, is, in fact ...
The solar goddess of Shinto, Amaterasu Omikami, is considered to be the ancestral deity of the Imperial House of Japan, and is widely worshiped in agricultural rituals.. During the Kofun Period, a number of Shinmei Shrines, such as Ise Grand Shrine, were constructed and dedicated to Amater
Examples of solar deities from different cultures (from top): Ra, Helios, Tōnatiuh and Amaterasu. A solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength.
Free-range chickens roaming the grounds, considered to be the divine messengers of Amaterasu. According to the Nihon Shoki, around 2000 years ago the divine Yamatohime-no-mikoto, daughter of the Emperor Suinin, set out from Mt. Miwa in modern Nara Prefecture in search of a permanent location to worship the goddess Amaterasu, wandering for 20 years through the regions of Omi and Mino.
When Amaterasu hid in a cave from her brother Susanoo-no-Mikoto, thus plunging the world in darkness, the goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto hung the mirror and jewels outside the cave and lured her out of hiding. Upon emerging from the cave, Amaterasu was so startled by her reflection in the mirror that it gave the gods an opportunity to extract her.
Amaterasu emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave, bringing sunlight back to the world (Triptych by Kunisada). Ama-no-Iwato (天の岩戸, literally "heaven's rock cave") is a cave in Japanese mythology.
Amaterasu, the central figure of the manga series The Five Star Stories; Amaterasu (Japanese: アマテラス), a character from Future Card Buddyfight; Amaterasu Miko (Japanese: アマテラス・ミコ), a character in the manga series O-Parts Hunter; Amaterasu (Japanese: アマテラス), a character from the video game Persona 4