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• [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]], the first [[gods]], who created the [[world]] and many other [[gods]]; | • [[Izanagi]] and [[Izanami]], the first [[gods]], who created the [[world]] and many other [[gods]]; | ||
• {{Wiki|Amaterasu}}, the {{Wiki|sun}} [[goddess]] and heaven’s [[ruler]], whose grandson became the first [[emperor]] of [[Japan]], according to [[tradition]]; | • {{Wiki|Amaterasu}}, the {{Wiki|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]]; | + | • [[Tsuki-Yomi]], [[Wikipedia:Amaterasu|Amaterasu’s]] brother, the [[god]] of the [[Moon]]; |
• [[Susano-Wo]], the storm [[god]] and brother of {{Wiki|Amaterasu}}. His feud with his sister [[caused]] him to be banished from [[heaven]]; | • [[Susano-Wo]], the storm [[god]] and brother of {{Wiki|Amaterasu}}. His feud with his sister [[caused]] him to be banished from [[heaven]]; | ||
• [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]], the grandson of {{Wiki|Amaterasu}} who was sent to rule the [[earth]]. | • [[Ninigi-no-Mikoto]], the grandson of {{Wiki|Amaterasu}} who was sent to rule the [[earth]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 16 December 2013
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.
