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  2. Izanagi - Wikipedia

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    The three most important kami, the "Three Precious Children" (三貴子 mihashira no uzu no miko or sankishi) – the sun goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, the moon deity Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, and the storm god Susanoo-no-Mikoto – were born when Izanagi washed his left eye, his right eye, and his nose, respectively. [20] [21]

  3. Izanami - Wikipedia

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    Izanagi-no-Mikoto burst out of the entrance and pushed a boulder in the mouth of the Yomotsuhirasaka (黄泉津平坂; cavern that was the entrance of Yomi) to create a separation between the world of the living and the world of the dead, as well as separating Izanagi from Izanami.

  4. Yomotsu Hirasaka - Wikipedia

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    Enraged, Izanami sends the demoness Shikome to chase after the fleeing Izanagi, but to no avail, as the ugly woman was distracted by eating the grapes and bamboo shoots he threw at her. Izanami sends Raijin and his army of demons, instead, but Izanagi flees to Hiraizaka and throws peaches there, which have spiritual power, to repel his pursuers ...

  5. Kuraokami - Wikipedia

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    The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 "dark; darkness; closed" and okami 龗 "dragon tutelary of water". This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 "rain-dragon; mysterious" (written with the "rain" radical 雨, 3 口 "mouths", and a phonetic of long 龍 "dragon") is a variant Chinese character for Japanese rei < Chinese ling 靈 "rain-prayer ...

  6. Sarutahiko Ōkami - Wikipedia

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    Sarutahiko has the distinction of being one of only seven kami to be honored with the title Ōkami (Japanese: 大神) or "Great Kami"; the other six are Izanagi, Izanami, Michikaeshi (also known as Yomido ni sayarimasu ōkami (?) who is the kami of the great rock used by Izanagi to obstruct the way to Yomi, and thus, preventing emergence of evil spirits from the Underworld), Sashikuni ...

  7. Kamiyonanayo - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese mythology, the Kamiyo-nanayo (神世七代, lit."Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods") are the seven generations of kami that emerged after the formation of heaven and earth.

  8. Kamiumi - Wikipedia

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    In the last step of the purification ceremony, Izanagi washed his left eye from which the female deity Amaterasu Ōmikami (天照大御神) was born; washed his right eye from which the genderless deity and spirit Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto (月読命) was born; and when washing his nose from which the male deity Takehaya-susano'o-no-mikoto ...

  9. Shirayama Hime Shrine - Wikipedia

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    Shirayamahime-no-Okami (白山比咩大神), also known as Kukurihime, the deified Hakusan volcano Izanagi-no-Mikoto ( 伊邪那岐尊 ) , the creator god Izanami-no-Mikoto ( 伊弉冉尊 ) , the creator goddess