Amaterasu

Also known as Amaterasu Ōmikami, Ōhirume-no-Muchi-no-Kami, Amaterasu-Ōhirume-no-Mikoto

dea giapponese del Sole, del giorno e dell'Universo.

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Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology and is considered the chief deity of Shinto, described in Japan's earliest texts as the ruler of the heavenly realm and the mythical ancestor of Japan's Imperial House. She holds profound cultural importance as one of the three most significant deities in the Japanese pantheon, alongside the moon and storm gods who are her siblings.

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Deity.type: Japanese
Deity.name: Amaterasu
Deity.god_of: Goddess of the sun and the universe; the mythical ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
Deity.image: File:Amaterasu cave crop.jpg
Deity.caption: Amaterasu emerging from the cave, Ama-no-Iwato, to which she once retreated (detail of woodblock print by Kunisada)
Deity.planet: Sun
Deity.texts: , , Sendai Kuji Hongi
Deity.cult_centre: Ise Shrine
Deity.abode: Takamagahara
Deity.artifacts: Yata no Kagami and Yasakani no Magatama
Deity.animals: Snake and dragon

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Gender: female
Place of birth: Hyūga Province
Spouse: Susanoo
Child: Ichikishimahime
Father: Izanagi
Mother: Izanami
Sibling: Kagu-tsuchi
Occupation: monarch
Image: Amaterasu cave crop.jpg
Residence: Takamagahara
Said to be same as: Nyakuichi Ōji

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Commons category: Amaterasu Ōmikami
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: 天照大神
nickname: 大日孁貴神
worshipped by: Shinto
domain of saint or deity: Sun
present in work: Nihon Shoki

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Article · Italiano

Amaterasu-ō-mi-kami (天照大御神 lett. "Grande dea che splende nei cieli"?), generalmente abbreviato in Amaterasu, è la dea del Sole nello shintoismo giapponese. È considerata la mitica antenata diretta della famiglia imperiale giapponese. Amaterasu è comunemente indicata come di genere femminile, nonostante il Kojiki, il più antico documento scritto della storia nipponica, dia pochi indizi riguardo al suo genere: il linguaggio giapponese antico non usava pronomi specifici per i generi. Alcuni altri libri come lo , descrivono la divinità come maschile.

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Amaterasu

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