Ame-no-Tajikarawo-no-mikoto

deity Shinto single tradition · 1

Ame-no-Tajikarawo-no-mikoto is a god who dashed forth and closed the cave behind Amaterasu, refusing to budge so that she could no longer retreat. This action helped to restore light to the earth.

When

First attested
600 CE
Attested period
600 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Kojiki (c. 712 CE) and Nihon Shoki (c. 720 CE).

Relationships

co occurs with
Susano'o

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“At that moment, the god Ame-no-Tajikarawo-no-mikoto dashed forth and closed the cave behind her, refusing to budge so that she could no longer retreat.”

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