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Amaterasu is a sun goddess from Japan. She is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami. The Japanese Imperial family are given the divine right to rule Japan because they claim to be descended from Amaterasu. The meaning of Amaterasu’s name is “the great and glorious kami who illuminated from Heaven.” Amaterasu has a very important role of providing nourishment to all the living and mark the orderly movement of day into night. Amaterasu’s siblings are Tsukuyomi, Susanoo, Ebisu, Kagutsuchi, Fujin, and Raijin. Out of all those siblings, she hates Susanoo because she holds grudges against him and vice versa.

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Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun, the queen of the Kami and ruler of the universe. She is married to Tsukuyami, the god of the moon and is also her brother. She is very valuable because she is an important part of contemporary Japanese Religion.

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Amaterasu was the sun goddess and is central to the Shinto religion. The name Amaterasu is translated as “shines from heaven” which describes her main role as the goddess of creation and the ruler of the universe. The sun goddess provides and maintains the nourishment of all living things, she also maintains order and justice in Japan. Amaterasu was married to her brother, Tsukuyomi, and they both ruled “day and night” but the sun goddess banished her husband ensuring that day and night stayed separate for eternity.

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Amaterasu is a sun goddess, and is a married to tsukuyomi the moon god. Her role as a sun goddess is. She was an embodiment of the rising sun and was the ruler of the universe. Amaterasu stands for shines for heaven; it can also be represented as the great and glorious from heaven.  Amaterasu’s illumination, she represents not just order, but the justice that maintains it as well. She is married to her sibling tsukuyomi and has 5 other siblings (ebisu, susunoo, fujin, and rejoin), she doesn’t have a great relationship with susunoo who she despises.

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Amaterasu is a sun goddess, and is a married to tsukuyomi the moon god. Her role as a sun goddess is. She was an embodiment of the rising sun and was the ruler of the universe. Amaterasu stands for shines for heaven; it can also be represented as the great and glorious from heaven.  Amaterasu’s illumination, she represents not just order, but the justice that maintains it as well. She is married to her sibling tsukuyomi and has 5 other siblings (ebisu, susunoo, fujin, and rejoin), she doesn’t have a great relationship with susunoo who she despises.

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Susanoo was a very mischievous god, often bullying his sister, Amaterasu. He is the sibling to the other two gods, the moon god and the sun god. He is also linked as the god of the storms; he holds domination of thunder, lightning, storms, winds and the sea. However his fate was changed when he pushed Amaterasu a bit too hard and made her grief and hide the sun away from the world. This led to Susanoo getting banished away from heaven. After that Susanoo was forced to go to the underworld and fought off a dragon that was terrorizing an elderly couple because the dragon was eating the daughter. Susanoo. The couple honor susanoo and marry the last daughter that susanoo saved as his wife. He is honored for beheading the eight headed dragon. Susanoo wielded a special power sword called the Heavenly Sword of Gathering Clouds. Which he later gave to his sister Amaterasu as a sign of penance (sorry/ apologizing) for the things he did. And later was given a final task to take his fathers role as the guardian of Yomi. Susanoo agreed. After a while Susanoo is honored as the guardian to the entrance of Yomi (the land of the dead).

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Susanoo is the storm god and the younger brother of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Susanoo is known to be mischievous and tends to engage in destructive behavior, which caused him to gain the reputation of a trickster. Besides being a storm god, he is also associated with the wind and the sea and currently has been tied in with love and marriage. He has a shrine in the Izumo Province of Japan.

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Amaterasu is the Japanese sun goddess . She is also known as the queen of kami and ruler of the universe . These roles were inherited by her father Izanagi . Amaterasu and her family  “the Imperial family” remain an important part of Japanese spiritual life . Amaterasu plays a huge role in Shinto . Apart of the Shinto religion shrines play as a place of gathering and praise .Amaterasu and the Imperial family have many shrines dedicated to them . However the most official is The Ise Grand Shrine . Amaterasu and her brothers Susanoo and Tsukuyomi are 3 kamis born from Izanagi & his wife . They are not the only ones though . As a family they hold great power over the universe. ~Destra

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Why did Tsukuyomi kill Uke Mochi?

Tsukuyomi attended a feast with Uke Mochi and was so disgusted at how she prepared the food that he killed her for her breaches in etiquette.

Is Tsukuyomi an evil kami?

Tsukuyomi was branded an evil kami after the murder he committed, but most tales position him more as excessively proud than truly evil.

Is Tsukuyomi worshipped today?

While Tsukuyomi doesn't have the prominence of his sister Amaterasu or brother Susanoo, he does still have some shrines dedicated to him.

Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto is the Japanese god of the moon, a proud deity of order and beauty. The estranged husband of the sun goddess Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi spends eternity chasing her across the sky.

Etymology

Tsukuyomi, sometimes called Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (the great God Tsukuyomi), is rendered as 月読尊, or simply 月読 in Kanji. This name directly translates to "moon-reading," a popular practice in the noble courts of pre-modern Japan where parties would stay up all night moon-gazing and reading poetry. An alternate Kanji reading is tsukuyo, moon-light, and mi, watching. Sometimes he is called Tsukuyomi Otoko (月讀壮士) or Tsukuhito Otoko (月人壮士), meaning "moon-reading man."

Attributes

Tsukuyomi is very much a match for his wife Amaterasu. Beautiful and serene, he believes in order and etiquette and enforces them whenever he can. His enforcement of such ideals extends to the point that he is willing to kill to maintain order, despite killing itself being a breach of etiquette in the heavenly court. Thus, there is irony in Tsukuyomi's strict adherence to etiquette: to enforce it, he is willing to break it.

Though the moon is often regarded as beautiful and worthy of viewing, Tsukuyomi himself is seen as a negative figure in Shinto and Japanese folklore. This does not prevent him from having shrines, however, such as one at Matsunoo-taisha in Kyoto.

Family

Tsukuyomi and his siblings Amaterasu and Susanoo were born of the purification ritual Izanagi underwent following his trials in Yomi. Tsukuyomi married his sister Amaterasu, though it is unclear if he is the father of her children. According to some interpretations, Tsukuyomi may be the forefather of the Japanese Imperial Family; however, this is not a commonly held belief.

Family Tree

Mythology

Tsukuyomi's appearances in Japanese mythology are brief, but important.

Origins

Izanagi, having failed to returned his wife from Yomi, the Land of the Dead, placed a boulder at its entrance to prevent her escape. Soaked in the impurities of Yomi, Izanagi sought to purify himself at a nearby hot spring. As he washed his eyes and nose, three kami were born: Amaterasu from his left eye, Tsukuyomi from his right, and Susanoo from his nose. Izanagi labeled these three gods among the most important of the kami, and decreed that they would rule the Heavens.

Together, the siblings climbed the Heavenly Pillar and ruled the Heavens. Tsukuyomi married his sister Amaterasu, and ruled as her consort.

The Death of Uke Mochi

Uke Mochi, the goddess of food, held a great feast. Though she was invited, Amaterasu was unable to attend and thus sent her consort, Tsukuyomi, in her stead. He watched as Uke Mochi began to create the feast, but found her methods to be incredibly repulsive. She spit fish, rice, and deer from her mouth before pulling food out of her other orifices. Tsukuyomi was so horrified by her actions that he killed her then and there.

When word reached Amaterasu, she was horrified and labeled her husband an evil kami, unworthy of returning to the Heavens. This separation of Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu was the origin of day and night. For all eternity, Tsukuyomi will continue to pursue Amaterasu across the night sky without ever reaching her; even during an eclipse, the sun will run from the moon.

Other Mythology

As a rare moon god in a world filled with moon goddesses, Tsukuyomi is relatively unique. While his position in mythology is not entirely unique-the Egyptian Khonshu, Norse Mani, Hindu Chandra, and Chinese Jie Lin stand as his peers-Tsukuyomi's prominence as the former consort-king of heaven is unmatched.

Pop Culture

Tsukuyomi appears across popular culture in several forms, including:

In Naruto, where Tsukuyomi is a powerful technique used by wielders of the Sharingan, as opposed to the Amaterasu technique;

In Final Fantasy XIV, where Tsukuyomi curiously serves as a female primal boss battle;

In Chou Super Robot Wars, where Tsukuyomi is both a deity and a mecha created by Tsukuyomi's worshipers;

As the title of an anime, Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase. Though the show is named for Tsukuyomi, in actuality it has nothing to do with him.

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Why did Tsukuyomi kill Uke Mochi? Tsukuyomi attended a feast with Uke Mochi and was so disgusted at how she prepared the food that he killed her for her breaches in etiquette. Is Tsukuyomi an evil kami? Tsukuyomi was branded an evil kami after the murder he committed, but most tales position him more as excessively proud than truly evil.

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after his banishment from the Heavens, Susanoo landed in the town of Izumo, where he was then taken in by an elderly couple. He would come to learn that this couple was suffering at the hand of Yamato-no-Orochi, A great 8 headed dragon. He had already killed 7 of their 8 daughters, with the 8th, Kushinada-hime, set to suffer the same fate. Susanoo, feeling oddly heroic, sets out to stop the demon. by temporarily turning their daughter into a comb that he wore, and having the couple drug yamato, he was able to safely sever all of its heads as well as the tail, with the tail producing a sword called the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. as a reward for killing orochi, the couple offered Kushinada-hime as a wife to Susanoo. Additionally, he sought to make amends with his sister, using the sword as a peace offering.

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Amaterasu, in full Amaterasu Ōmikami, (Japanese: “Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven”), the celestial sun goddess from whom the Japanese imperial family claims descent, and an important Shintō deity.Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. In the most famous legend about her, she shuts herself away in a cave, bringing disasters to both the world and heaven.Amaterasu (Japanese goddess) Powers/Abilities: Amaterasu possessed the conventional powers of the Amatsu-Kami (Gods of Japan) including superhuman strength (possibly Class 25 or above), stamina, vitality, resistance to injury and an immortality comparable to the Olympian gods.The sun holy symbol of Amaterasu. Her holy symbol was an octagonal mirror or a depiction of a sun. She was associated with mirrors, goldfish, and the color gold.

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Amaterasu is a Japanese sun goddess. She is
Izanagi and Izanami's daughter. Since they believe to be born from Amaterasu, the Japanese Imperial dynasty is given the divine right to rule Japan. Amaterasu has a crucial function in supplying nutrition to all living things and marking the easy transition between day and night. In Shinto, Amaterasu is extremely important. Aside from the Shinto religion, shrines serve as meeting places and places of worship. Many shrines are devoted to Amaterasu and the Imperial family. The
Ise Grand Shrine, therefore, has been the most recognized.

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The god of seas and storms, Susanoo, was a heroic yet troublesome god who is known for slaying an eight-headed dragon. He was banished from the heavens after going on a rampage, killing and destroying things. Susanoo came to his sister Amaterasu to say goodbye before leaving, but Amaterasu believed his intentions to be insincere. To prove that he really was sincere with his farewell, he ate her necklace and spat out 5 male gods. Amaterasu believes him and Susanoo decides to celebrate and have fun by skinning a horse and throwing it into Amaterasu's living room. She gets sad and mad because the horse crushed her friend, so she secludes herself in a cave until the other gods managed to bring her out. She then promptly banished Susanoo for good and he went down to the mortal world to do stuff, like kill dragons and terrorize people.

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Susanoo is a storm god and is the younger brother of Amaterasu, the sun goddess from Japan. He was heroic but also known for being disobedient and engaging in destructive behavior. This caused him to essentially be kicked out of the heavens because he kept destroying things. He went to give a farewell to his sister before leaving but she didn't think it was sincere. In an effort to prove that he was, he made things worse because one of Amaterasu's friends ended up dying. She then banned her brother for good and he was sent to the mortal world.

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Amaterasu is the Japanese sun goddess. She is married to her bother Tsukuyomi and he is the gos of moon. She is also the goddess of creation even though she didn’t cry w the universe herself. Her job was to provide nourishment to all living creatures when rose as the sun. She may the most important kami.  Amaterasu is one of the three kami born through Izanagi's purification after his failed attempt to resurrect his bride from the underworld. As he cleansed himself, Amaterasu, her brother-husband Tsukuyomi, and storm god Susanoo appeared: Amaterasu from his left eye, her brother-husband Tsukuyomi from his right eye, and storm god Susanoo from his nose. What’s interesting is that she still appears today. For example in the manga Naruto where a powerful jutsu called Amaterasu burns its victims to nothingness;

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Amaterasu is the Japanese sun goddess. She is married to her bother Tsukuyomi and he is the gos of moon. She is also the goddess of creation even though she didn’t cry w the universe herself. Her job was to provide nourishment to all living creatures when rose as the sun. She may the most important kami.  Amaterasu is one of the three kami born through Izanagi's purification after his failed attempt to resurrect his bride from the underworld. As he cleansed himself, Amaterasu, her brother-husband Tsukuyomi, and storm god Susanoo appeared: Amaterasu from his left eye, her brother-husband Tsukuyomi from his right eye, and storm god Susanoo from his nose. What’s interesting is that she still appears today. For example in the manga Naruto where a powerful jutsu called Amaterasu burns its victims to nothingness;

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Amaterasu is the Japanese sun goddess. She is married to her bother Tsukuyomi and he is the gos of moon. She is also the goddess of creation even though she didn’t cry w the universe herself. Her job was to provide nourishment to all living creatures when rose as the sun. She may the most important kami.  Amaterasu is one of the three kami born through Izanagi's purification after his failed attempt to resurrect his bride from the underworld. As he cleansed himself, Amaterasu, her brother-husband Tsukuyomi, and storm god Susanoo appeared: Amaterasu from his left eye, her brother-husband Tsukuyomi from his right eye, and storm god Susanoo from his nose. What’s interesting is that she still appears today. For example in the manga Naruto where a powerful jutsu called Amaterasu burns its victims to nothingness;

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Amaterasu is not only he Japanese sun and creation goddess but the creator of more than one deity. Her name can be translated to "shrines from Heaven".  She is a huge part of Japanese culture and has been featured in pop culture more than once. Nobles claim that they descend from Amaterasu as a way to prove their divine right to rule.  The story goes, Amaterasu’s grandson Ninigi, came to Japan to bring both rice and order to humanity and became the ancestor of Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. Amaterasu is married to Tsukuyomi, her brother who also happens to be the god of the moon. Her role as the goddess of creation, was inherited from her father, Izanagi, who now defends the world from the land of the dead. She is worshipped at the Ise Grand Shrine, which is rebuilt every twenty years.

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Susanoo in Japanese mythology is a storm god and the young brother of another goddess called Amaterasu the goddess of sun. He has a reputation of being a trickster and being chaotic in the heavens. Amaterasu was tired of his disruptive actions he was causing and ultimately Susanoo ended up getting kicked out of heaven. He wanted to prove his sincerity to his sister but ended up killing Amaterasu's closest friend,by throwing a horse into her roof. Amaterasu was so fed up with his mischievous actions that she banned her brother Susanoo forever.

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 Fernando Rodas                                           Amaterasu is the sun goddess and central to the Shinto religion. She is known as the great and glorious goddess of the sun, she is also the queen of the kami and ruler of the universe. Amaterasu is married to Tsukuyomi her brother who is the god of the moon.Amaterasu also plays a role she inherited from her father "Izanagi" and now defends the world from the land of the dead. she serves as the rising sun that illuminates all things and provides life to all living creatures.Amaterasu and the imperial family remain an important part of Japanese spiritual life.                  

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 Fernando Rodas                                           Amaterasu is the sun goddess and central to the Shinto religion. She is known as the great and glorious goddess of the sun, she is also the queen of the kami and ruler of the universe. Amaterasu is married to Tsukuyomi her brother who is the god of the moon.Amaterasu also plays a role she inherited from her father "Izanagi" and now defends the world from the land of the dead. she serves as the rising sun that illuminates all things and provides life to all living creatures.Amaterasu and the imperial family remain an important part of Japanese spiritual life.                  

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Susanoo is a storm god and is the younger brother of Amaterasu, the sun goddess from Japan. He was heroic but also known for being disobedient and engaging in destructive behavior He also has a reputation of being a trickster and being chaotic in heavens & This caused him to essentially be kicked out of the heavens because he kept destroying things

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Susanoo the storm god, is the younger brother to Amaterasu, the goddess if the sun. Susanoo originally had ran the Takama no Hara (High Celestial Plain) with his sister  but was banished because of his very troublesome behavior of destroying properties such as forests and mountains as well as killing inhabitants down on earth. Whilst on his way of giving a farewell to his sister, he wanted to prove in a sincere way that he was not challenging her he promised that he miraculously could bring 5 new dieties in which he did. Despite his name usually bringing distaste to some he can be rewarded for things such as bringing in agriculture.

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Susanoo was a God known for causing havoc and always acting disorderly. Susanoo, the son of Izanagi, is the God of seas, storms, thunder and lightning. He was too hectic, that he even got kicked out of heaven by his sister, Amaterasu. He wanted to make things up to his sister who was getting fed up with his behavior. With the attempt of making things better with his sister, he ended up killing Amaterasu's friend, which caused him to be banned and sent into the mortal world forever.

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Amaterasu is one of the central god/goddesses of the Shinto religion. She rules the sun and is viewed as the main Shinto kami that is widely worshiped. She is married to the moon god, Tsukuyomi, who was separated from her after killing the goddess Uke Mochi. She is believed to be the ancestor of the Japanese royal imperial family since she also signifies order and nourishment. In mythology, Amaterasu fled to her cave after her brother, Susanoo destroyed parts of Earth and Heaven, and threw a horse at her house after being exiled.

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Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun. she plays a very important in the life of the Japanese religion. she is the central figure in the world of Shinto. Even though she may not have been the creator she is considered the Queen of heaven and inherited what she took from her father Izanagi who protects the world from the land of the dead. The story of day and night based on her story was when she married her brother Tsukuyomi. Due to disgust of the evil actions, she had banished him and that's how day-night came to be about. She is the queen of kami and the ruler of the universe. The Ise Grand Shrine which is the most historical shrine in Japan has dedicated Amaterasu and the Imperial family which are claimed to be descendants.

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Amaterasu is the sun goddess, the queen of Kami, the ruler of the universe and she illuminates everything. Amaterasu and her brother, Tsukuyomi, got married and they ruled the day and night. However one day Tsukuyomi killed the goddess Uke Mochi and Amaterasu banished him for his evil actions. After that Day and night became separate.