Omikami | Amaterasu

: Born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi during a purification ritual.

Amaterasu Omikami, or "The Great Divinity That Illuminates Heaven," is the central sun goddess in Shinto and the legendary ancestor of the Japanese Imperial family. Her story is preserved in Japan's earliest chronicles, the Kojiki (712 CE) and Nihon Shoki (720 CE). Core Mythology amaterasu omikami

: Following her brother Susanoo's violent tantrums, she withdrew into a cave, plunging the world into darkness. : Born from the left eye of the