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Amaterasu's main sanctuary is Ise-Jingue situated on Ise, on the island of Honshu. This temple is pulled down every twenty years and then rebuild in its original form. In the inner sanctum she is represented by a mirror (her body).
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www.pantheon.org/articles/a/amaterasu.html
www.pantheon.org/articles/a/amaterasu.html
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Despite their many differences, there was a close bond between Amaterasu and Susano-O, which brought them together again and again; here is the story of one such meeting. ... Some people say they were brother and sister, Susano-O and Amaterasu. Other people say they were meant to be husband and wife. One thing, however,
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www.lyricalworks.com/stories/amaterasu/amaterasu.htm
www.lyricalworks.com/stories/amaterasu/amaterasu.htm
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Amaterasu was the Sun goddess of the oldest Japanese religion called Shinto. When her brother Susanowo treated her badly, she hid in the cave of heaven and closed the entrance with an enormous stone. This made the world dark, and evil spirits came out of their hiding places.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/amaterasu_sun...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/amaterasu_sun.html
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AMATERASU OMIKAM ... Disgusted with her brother because of his violence toward women, Amaterasu enclosed herself in a cave and refused to come out. Eight hundred deities gathered outside her self-made isolation and tried to lure her out with a loud celebration.
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www.goddessmyths.com/Amaterasu-Epona.html
www.goddessmyths.com/Amaterasu-Epona.html
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Someone in Japan has been waiting years for the Wii release of Okami, having let the PS2 release pass in 2006, and then watching the Wii port release everywhere but Japan in 2008. ... In addition to the little porcelain Amaterasu, a limited number of Okami soundtrack discs will be handed out with the game. [Via Andriasang]
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nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/08/28/capcom-rewards-patient-...
nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/08/28/capcom-rewards-patient-okami-buyers-with-amaterasu-phone-strap/
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A long, long time ago, there was the female deity known as Amaterasu. One account says she was born from the god Izanagi when he used water to purify his left eye after a visit to the netherworld.
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cla.calpoly.edu/~bmori/syll/351EAWomen/Amaterasu.html
cla.calpoly.edu/~bmori/syll/351EAWomen/Amaterasu.html
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Amaterasu (or Amateratsu) is a Shinto Sun goddess; she is the mythical ancestress of the royal family of Japan. Her full name is Amaterasu-o-mi-kami(天照大神) and it means glorious goddess who shines in the heavens.
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www.japan-101.com/culture/amaterasu_shinto_sun_goddess....
www.japan-101.com/culture/amaterasu_shinto_sun_goddess.htm
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