Goddess of the Sun

Travels to heaven to say goodbye to Amaterasu

Susanoo hurls a half-flayed pony at
Amaterasu, killing one of her servant
Amaterasu flees to Iwayado cave and
disappears, causing darkness all over the
Susanoo, having pissed off Izanagi, is Amaterasu doesn't trust his intentions so world
Amaterasu banished to Yomi. It was a tie, however Amaterasu insisted
issues a challenge to see who was more All the gods and goddesses try to All the gods roared with delight, making
she one and incited Susanoo's rage
noble convince Amaterasu to leave the cave Amaterasu curious and she poked her
until the kami of merriment head out the window
Ama-no-Uzume decided to do a strip
tease in front of the cave A Kami pulled her from the cave and the
opening was sealed with the Shimenawa
rope

Incarnation of the Moon

Tsukuyomi

God of the Sea

Susanoo is walking along a beach in
western Japan and discovers chopsticks Realizes people must be near by
Sun, Moon and Sea on the ground Ventures off looking for the people and
discovers an elderly couple crying

Unfortunately, Orochi, an Evil Dragon

Record of Ancient Matters - " Kojiki"
which ruled the area, had eaten one of
the daughters each year for the last 7
years leaving only one daughter.
Susanoo decides to stop Orochi and
Enormous number of myths Susanoo constructs a giant round table with 8 holes Within the 8 holes are 8 barrels of Sake
Susanoo Vs. Orochi (The 8 Headed Dragon) in it. (Japanese Rice Wine)
Prior to 300 AD Japan was a
series of statelets Susanoo inquires as to what's wrong and
the couple explains they wanted a son bt Orochi smells the Sake and partakes of
Japan Unified after 400 AD instead had 8 daughters the libations, becoming drunk and passes
out Susanoo Beheads the serpent, saving the 8th daughers life

Has 3 sones, the two most important

Japan Susanoo decides to marry the Daughter being Okuninushi - the earth chief and
and declares himself king of the land Ninigi

Izanagi Split the world evenly between the

three of them: Amaterasu ruled the day,
Tsukuyomi the nights and Susanoo the
Sea and Storms/Weather

"Lord on High" sent 7 pairs of spirits to the

world to start life. All of them failed
Izanagi dips his spear into the brine like
Creation Myth ocean and when he removes it the brine
drops off the spear forming the island of
Onokoro
The 8th pair succeeded

Discover each others organs and then

Izanagi and Izanami walked around the
island several times and finally izanami
asks how izanagi's body is different
Izanagi and Izanami
copulate, populating the world
Izanami dies giving birth to fire
Izanagi, missing Izanami travels to the
underworld (Yomi) to see her
Izanagi sees Izanami as a rotting corpse
Izanami curses him: "You must stay here
forever now that you've seen me!"
Izanagi flees and is chased by Izanami's keepers
Izanagi reaches the "Even Pass" and
throws 3 peaches onto the ground to
distract his pursuers
Pushes a large boulder in front of the
pass to prevent Izanami from coming out.
Izanami, vengeful, promises to kill
humans every day until the race is Izanagi in response promises to cause
finished more people to be born than she kills

Izanagi washes himself ritually after going As he washes, the water from his body
Contact with death is one of the most to the land of the dead becomes different deities
impure acts in Japanese Culture
"Ritual Impurity" Can be atoned for via bathing

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