Amaterasu-ōmikami
deity sky Shinto single tradition · 6
Amaterasu-ōmikami is the sun goddess of the Shinto pantheon and a mythological figure considered an anthropomorphic spirit with nobility and authority. She could see the events of the human world but had to use divination rituals to see the future. Like the ancient Greek gods, she has a flawed personality and is incapable of ignoble acts, not being omnipotent or omniscient.
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When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Nihon Shoki (8th century CE) and Kojiki as the supreme sun goddess of Japanese mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kunitsukami, ya-o-yorozu no kami, Ame no Wakahiko, Takami-Musubi-no-Kami, Kami-Musubi-no-Kami, Hoori-no-Mikoto, Hoderi-no-Mikoto, Hosuseri-no-Mikoto, Ukemochi-no-Kami, Ōgetsuhime-no-Kami, Nakime, Yamasachihiko, Sarutahiko Ōkami, Toyouke-hime, Kami, Amatsukami, Ame-no-Minakanushi, Okunitama, Dangun (also Tangol), Izanami
- syncretized with
- Ōhirume-no-Muchi
- sibling of
- Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, Tsukuyomi, Susano'o, Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Susanoo no Mikoto, Hiruko
- enemy of
- Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto
- created by
- Izanagi-no-mikoto
- allied with
- Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto
- child of
- Izanagi-no-mikoto, Izanami-no-mikoto, Izanagi
Mentioned by
- Kami
- Amatsukami
- Ame-no-Minakanushi
- Okunitama
- Dangun (also Tangol)
- Izanami
- Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto
- Susanoo no Mikoto
- Hiruko
- Izanagi-no-mikoto
- Izanami-no-mikoto
- Izanagi
- Ōhirume-no-Muchi
- Amaterasu Ō(mi)kami
- Amaterasu Ōhirume no Mikoto
- Hi-no-Kami
and 5 more
Sources
wikipedia (6)
Source passages
“One such example is the mythological figure Amaterasu-ōmikami, the sun goddess of the Shinto pantheon. Although kami can be considered deities, they are not necessarily considered omnipotent or omniscient”
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