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.

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto deity → kami → sun goddess →
associatedWith	Imperial House of Japan → Japanese emperor → agriculture → fertility → order → rice cultivation → sovereignty →
child	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 Jingū →
mythology	Japanese mythology →
notableMyth	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 (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atsuta Shrine → Daijōsai →	dedicatedTo
Ikuta Shrine → Shinto →	hasDeity
Susanoo → Tsukuyomi →	sibling
Emperor Jimmu →	associatedDeity
Imperial Regalia of Japan →	associatedWithDeity
Kojiki →	describesDeity
Emperor Jimmu →	distantAncestor
House of Yamato →	mythologicalAncestor
Tsukuyomi →	opposedBy