Age of the Gods
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Age of the Gods is the primordial mythological era in Japanese Shinto tradition during which deities emerged and the foundations of the world and imperial lineage were established.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto concept
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mythological era ⓘ primordial age ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Age of the Kami
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Kamiyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Amaterasu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Izanagi NERFINISHED ⓘ Izanami NERFINISHED ⓘ Susanoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuyomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōkuninushi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | mythic time outside ordinary history ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Kojiki
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Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
creation of the world
ⓘ
emergence of deities ⓘ establishment of imperial lineage foundations ⓘ formation of the Japanese islands ⓘ ordering of heaven and earth ⓘ |
| followedBy | Age of Humans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
explaining origins of the imperial family
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explaining sacred geography of Japan ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cosmogonic era
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theogonic era ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine genealogy
ⓘ
legitimation of imperial rule ⓘ origin of Japan ⓘ relationship between kami and humans ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
birth of the first kami
ⓘ
creation of heaven and earth ⓘ descent of the imperial ancestor ⓘ formation of the Japanese archipelago ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese art
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Japanese literature ⓘ Shinto ritual practice ⓘ imperial ideology of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 神代 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese mythology
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Shinto mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalPosition |
before human history
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before the human age ⓘ |
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