myth of the Heavenly Rock Cave (Ama-no-Iwato)

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Japanese myth Shinto myth cosmogonic myth mythological narrative

The myth of the Heavenly Rock Cave (Ama-no-Iwato) is a central Shinto legend in which the sun goddess Amaterasu hides herself in a cave, plunging the world into darkness until the other deities lure her out, restoring light and cosmic order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese myth ⓘ
Shinto myth ⓘ
cosmogonic myth ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithShrine Amano Iwato Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfEvent darkness over the world ⓘ
temporary disruption of cosmic order ⓘ
centralTheme cosmic order ⓘ
restoration of light ⓘ
withdrawal of the sun ⓘ
culture Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresDeity Ame-no-Uzume NERFINISHED ⓘ
Futodama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Omoikane NERFINISHED ⓘ
Susanoo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tajikarao NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyAction Amaterasu peeking out of the cave ⓘ
Ame-no-Uzume’s erotic dance ⓘ
Tajikarao pulling Amaterasu from the cave ⓘ
gods’ boisterous laughter ⓘ
hasKeyObject Yasakani no Magatama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yata no Kagami NERFINISHED ⓘ
sacred sakaki tree ⓘ
hasLocation Ama-no-Iwato NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocationType heavenly rock cave ⓘ
hasMainDeity Amaterasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesMotif divine seclusion ⓘ
laughter of the gods ⓘ
physical pulling open of the cave ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ
sacred dance ⓘ
use of a mirror ⓘ
use of sacred jewels ⓘ
influences Shinto ritual dance (kagura) ⓘ
imperial regalia symbolism ⓘ
narrativeRoleOfAmaterasu sun goddess who withdraws and returns ⓘ
narrativeRoleOfAme-no-Uzume goddess who performs the dance to lure Amaterasu out ⓘ
narrativeRoleOfTajikarao deity who physically opens the cave and pulls Amaterasu out ⓘ
recordedIn Kojiki NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultsIn reestablishment of cosmic order ⓘ
renewed fertility of the world ⓘ
return of sunlight ⓘ
symbolizes importance of ritual in restoring order ⓘ
power of communal celebration ⓘ
relationship between deities and natural phenomena ⓘ
triggeredBy Amaterasu’s retreat into the cave ⓘ
conflict between Amaterasu and Susanoo ⓘ

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mirror Yata no Kagami → originatesFrom → myth of the Heavenly Rock Cave (Ama-no-Iwato) ⓘ
subject surface form: Yata no Kagami