天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)

あまてらすおおみかみ
noun (proper)
Amaterasu, the sun goddess of Shinto
religionproper-nounperson-name
1. Amaterasu, the sun goddess of Shinto
The sun goddess of Japanese myth, the most important deity of Shinto, and in the myths the ancestor of the imperial family. She is enshrined at the Inner Shrine of Ise.
天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)は太陽(たいよう)の神(かみ)だ。
Amaterasu is the goddess of the sun.
伊勢神宮(いせじんぐう)には天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)が祀(まつ)られている。
Amaterasu is enshrined at Ise Shrine.
天照大神(あまてらすおおみかみ)が岩戸(いわと)に隠(かく)れると、世界(せかい)は暗闇(くらやみ)に包(つつ)まれたという。
It is said that when Amaterasu hid in the rock cave, the world was plunged into darkness.

Also written 天照大御神(あまてらすおおみかみ), as in the 古事記(こじき).

Cultural note

In the best-known myth, offended by her brother 須佐之男(すさのお), she shut herself in a rock cave (天岩戸(あまのいわと)) and the world went dark until the other gods lured her out with a festive dance. Ise Shrine (伊勢神宮(いせじんぐう)), where she is enshrined, is the most sacred shrine in Shinto.

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