Amaterasu

Sun goddess born from Izanagi's left eye, ancestress of the imperial line.

Parentage

• Izanagi

Children

• Ninigi

Domains

• sun
• sovereignty

Powers

• Illuminate heaven and earth as the sun
• Produce deities by an oath-pledge

Epithets

• 天照大御神
• 大日孁貴
• 天照皇大神

Relations

• sibling: Susanoo
• sibling: Tsukuyomi

Sources

• Kojiki, vol. 1, 712 CE
• Nihon Shoki, vol. 1, 720 CE