Amaterasu

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Shinto deity kami sun goddess

Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Amaterasu canonical 47
Amaterasu Ōmikami 2
Amaterasu-Omikami 2

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto deity ⓘ
kami ⓘ
sun goddess ⓘ
associatedWith Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
Japanese emperor ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
order ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
child Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
surface form: Ame-no-Oshihomimi

Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
cultCenter Ise ⓘ
culture Japanese ⓘ
describedIn Kojiki ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ
domain heaven ⓘ
light ⓘ
sun ⓘ
ethnicContext Yamato ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
grandchild Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
greatGrandchild Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
iconographicAttribute radiant light ⓘ
solar disk ⓘ
influence Japanese imperial ideology ⓘ
Japanese national identity ⓘ
languageOfCult Japanese ⓘ
majorShrine Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ
surface form: Ise Jingū
mythology Japanese mythology ⓘ
notableMyth Kojiki ⓘ
surface form: Ama-no-Iwato myth

withdrawal into the rock cave ⓘ
parent Izanagi ⓘ
positionInPantheon one of the most important Shinto deities ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
residence High Celestial Plain ⓘ
Takamagahara ⓘ
roleInMythology chief solar deity of Japan ⓘ
divine ancestor of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ
progenitor of the Japanese emperors ⓘ
sacredObject Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ
Sacred Mirror ⓘ
Yata no Kagami ⓘ
sibling Susanoo ⓘ
Tsukuyomi ⓘ
spouseInSomeTraditions Susanoo ⓘ
symbol light ⓘ
mirror ⓘ
sun ⓘ
title goddess of the High Celestial Plain ⓘ
goddess of the sun ⓘ
typeOfWorship state cult in premodern Japan ⓘ
veneratedBy Japanese people ⓘ
Shinto practitioners ⓘ
worshipPlace Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ

Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shinto → hasDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
House of Yamato → mythologicalAncestor → Amaterasu ⓘ
Emperor Jimmu → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Emperor Jimmu → distantAncestor → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ikuta Shrine → hasDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Imperial Regalia of Japan → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Kojiki → describesDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Susanoo → sibling → Amaterasu ⓘ
Tsukuyomi → sibling → Amaterasu ⓘ
Tsukuyomi → opposedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ
Atsuta Shrine → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
subject surface form: Daijōsai
Ugayafukiaezu → greatGrandchildOf → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ise Grand Shrine → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ise Grand Shrine → mainDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ise Grand Shrine → InnerShrineDedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
Takachiho → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ninigi-no-Mikoto → grandparent → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ninigi-no-Mikoto → grandmother → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ninigi-no-Mikoto → sentBy → Amaterasu ⓘ
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amaterasu-Omikami
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi → givenTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amaterasu-Omikami
Sanshu no Jingi → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
新嘗祭 → associatedDeities → Amaterasu ⓘ
this entity surface form: 天照大神
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto → linkedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto → relative → Amaterasu ⓘ
Yasakani-no-Magatama → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ōkuninushi → contrastedWith → Amaterasu ⓘ
mirror Yata no Kagami → associatedWith → Amaterasu ⓘ
subject surface form: Yata no Kagami
mirror Yata no Kagami → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
subject surface form: Yata no Kagami
this entity surface form: Amaterasu-ōmikami
Izanagi → parentOf → Amaterasu ⓘ
Izanagi → fromLeftEyeCame → Amaterasu ⓘ
Izanagi’s purification after returning from Yomi → createdKami → Amaterasu ⓘ
Izanagi’s purification after returning from Yomi → bodyPartSource → Amaterasu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amaterasu was born from Izanagi’s left eye
Kumano Hongu Taisha → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amaterasu-Ōmikami
Tennō → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Record of Ancient Matters → primaryDeitiesFeatured → Amaterasu ⓘ
Izanami → parentOf → Amaterasu ⓘ
High Celestial Plain → notableInhabitant → Amaterasu ⓘ
High Celestial Plain → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
High Celestial Plain → governedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ
Yata no Kagami → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Sacred Mirror → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Sacred Mirror → grantedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ
Ise → hasDeityAssociated → Amaterasu ⓘ
Yamato → mythologicalAncestor → Amaterasu ⓘ
subject surface form: Yamato people
Takamagahara → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Takamagahara → governedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ
Shinmei → linkedToDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ
Shinmei → relatedConcept → Amaterasu ⓘ
this entity surface form: sun goddess Amaterasu