Descended from a Sun Goddess: Japan and the Shinto Religion

At the beginning of the world, only the sea existed. Using a long stick, a god and goddess – Izanagi and Izanami – began to stir up this sea which surfaced mounds of mud.  These mounds became the more than 6,800 Japanese islands spotting the Pacific Ocean. Next, the godly couple birthed three children: the…

Amaterasu – Spooky Tales

Amaterasu (天照), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神／天照大御神) or Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun, but

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