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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.
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 ...
Izanami appears as a playable god in the video game Smite. [18] She also, alongside Amaterasu and Susanoo, appears in the video game DKO ( Divine Knockout ). Izanami is a recurring important character in the Megami Tensei video game series; such as being the true primary antagonist in Persona 4 .
In Shinto, Kotoamatsukami (別天神, literally "distinguishing heavenly kami") is the collective name for the first gods Shintos believe came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe. They were born in Takamagahara, the world of Heaven at the time of the creation. Unlike the later gods, these deities were born without any ...
Seidai Myōjin, god of sports, enshrined at Shiramine Jingū in Kyoto, especially worshipped for kemari and football. Shinatsuhiko, a kami of wind. [25] Sukuna-Biko-Na (少名毘古那) A small deity of medicine and rain, who created and solidified the land with Ōkuninushi. Sumiyoshi sanjin, the gods of the sea and sailing.
In the 2022 video game God of War Ragnarök, it is implied that Týr reflects upon his knowledge of Kagu-Tsuchi as an inspiration for his combat tactics during his final encounter against Kratos in the game's free, and seemingly final downloadable content patch released in early December 2023.
After having created the Eight Large Islands and other islands during the creation of Japan, Izanagi and Izanami decided to give birth to other gods, among them household deities, [nb 2] deities of the wind, trees and meadows, all born spontaneously: [1] Ōkoto-oshi'o (大事忍男神) [nb 3] = Ōgoto-oshi'o, male deity
[1] (-no-Mikoto here is an honorific title applied to the names of Japanese gods; Ninigi is the specific god's name.) Grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu , [ 2 ] Ninigi is regarded according to Japanese mythology as the great-grandfather of Japan’s first emperor, Emperor Jimmu .