Amaterasu
Japanese sun goddess
Amaterasu is the sun goddess in Japanese Shinto religion, considered the principal deity and mythological ancestor of the Japanese imperial line.
Her full name, Amaterasu Ōmikami, means "great divinity illuminating heaven." In myth, her retreat into a cave plunged the world into darkness until other gods lured her out.
The name appears in video games and anime as a reference to divine light or solar power.
Shinto sacred spirits
- shrineSacred devotional place
- toriiShinto shrine entrance
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- kaguraJapanese sacred shrine dance
shintai · offerings · worship · priests · divine spirit · sun worship
Radiance from our star
- dawnDay's first glow
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- illuminationProvision of light
warmth · brilliance · golden · daylight · rays · luminosity · solar · life-giving
Reflective viewing surface
- sun discCircular depiction of star
- redPrimary color, warm
- goldElement seventy-nine
- white robesPale flowing garments
long hair · radiant · majestic · serene · divine beauty · regal
Monarch's official ceremonial objects
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
- divine ancestryDescent from gods
Male ruler of empire
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
legitimacy · Japan · Yamato · ruling · descendent · royal family · enthronement · regalia
kami
Shinto sacred spirits
- shrineSacred devotional place
- toriiShinto shrine entrance
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
kagura · shintai · offerings · worship · priests · divine spirit · sun worship
sunlight
Radiance from our star
illumination · warmth · brilliance · golden · daylight · rays · luminosity · solar · life-giving · blessing
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
white robes · long hair · radiant · majestic · serene · divine beauty · regal
imperial regalia
Monarch's official ceremonial objects
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
- divine ancestryDescent from gods
emperor
Male ruler of empire
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestry · legitimacy · Japan · Yamato · ruling · descendent · royal family · enthronement · regalia · succession
Amaterasumortal
Subject to death
human · mankind · commoner · peasant · worshipper
AmaterasuSelene
Greek personification of nighttime orb
Luna · Chandra · moon goddess