Takami-Musubi

deity sky Japanese single tradition · 4

Takami-Musubi is a deity identified as the ancestor or progenitor of Tsukuyomi, the moon god. The moon god proclaimed himself to be a descendant of Takami-Musubi during an oracular possession in the reign of Emperor Kenzo.

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Amaterasu

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“he became possessed by the moon god, who proclaimed, 'I, descendant of Takami-Musubi, declare: worship me, the moon god, and joy shall come.'”

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