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The Shinto Pantheon

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Although kami are numerous and varied, a few of these deities are especially important figures in Shinto mythology. The principal deities of the Shinto pantheon are

Izanagi and Izanami, the first gods, who created the world and many other gods;
Amaterasu, the sun goddess and heaven’s ruler, whose grandson became the first emperor of Japan, according to tradition;
Tsuki-Yomi, Amaterasu’s brother, the god of the Moon;
Susano-Wo, the storm god and brother of Amaterasu. His feud with his sister caused him to be banished from heaven;
Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the grandson of Amaterasu who was sent to rule the earth.

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