 Amaterasu - Trivia: Encyclopedia - AmaterasuAmaterasu is a Shinto sun goddess; she is the mythical ancestress of the royal family of Japan. Her full name is Amaterasu-ō-mi-kami (天照大神 or 天照大御神 — literally meaning "Great Goddess Who Shines in the Heavens"). She may also be referred to as Ōhiru-menomuchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神).
Amaterasu was born from the left eye of the primordial god Izanagi while he was purifying himself in a river. She became the ruler of the High Celestial Plain (Takamagahara).
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