Amaterasu

Summary

Amaterasu is an amatsukami^[1]. Her place of birth was Hyūga Province^[2]. She worked as a monarch^[3]. She draws 2,401 Wikipedia views per month (amatsukami category, ranking #1 of 6).^[4]

Key Facts

• Amaterasu's place of birth was Hyūga Province^[2].
• Amaterasu's father was Izanagi^[5].
• Amaterasu's mother was Izanami^[6].
• A child of Amaterasu was Ame no Oshihomimi^[7].
• A child of Amaterasu was Ame no Hohi^[8].
• A child of Amaterasu was Amatsuhikone^[9].
• A child of Amaterasu was Ikutsuhikone^[10].
• A child of Amaterasu was Kumanokusubi^[11].
• A child of Amaterasu was Takiribime^[12].
• Amaterasu's professions included monarch^[3].
• Amaterasu's image is recorded as Amaterasu cave crop.jpg^[13].
• Amaterasu is recorded as female^[14].
• Amaterasu's instance of is recorded as amatsukami^[15].
• Amaterasu's instance of is recorded as solar deity^[16].
• Amaterasu's instance of is recorded as imperial ancestral kami^[17].
• Amaterasu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5979154983550967860005^[18].
• Amaterasu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015098225^[19].
• Amaterasu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12105901n^[20].
• Amaterasu's IdRef ID is recorded as 078601703^[21].
• Amaterasu's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00956394^[22].
• Amaterasu's part of is recorded as Chijin Godai^[23].
• Amaterasu's Commons category is recorded as Amaterasu Ōmikami^[24].
• Amaterasu's said to be the same as is recorded as Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara^[25].
• Amaterasu's said to be the same as is recorded as Nyakuichi Ōji^[26].
• Amaterasu's residence is recorded as Takamagahara^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hyūga Province^[2], Amaterasu… her father was Izanagi^[5]. Her mother was Izanami^[6].

Career and Affiliations

Amaterasu worked as a monarch^[3].

Personal Life

Children include Ame no Oshihomimi^[7], a kami^[28]; Ame no Hohi^[8], a kami^[29]; Amatsuhikone^[9], a kami^[30]; Ikutsuhikone^[10], a kami^[31]; Kumanokusubi^[11], a kami^[32]; and Takiribime^[12], a kami^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Amaterasu include she particle^[34], an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray^[35]; Amaterasu Patera^[36], a volcano^[37]; and 10385 she^[38], an asteroid^[39].

Why It Matters

Amaterasu draws 2,401 Wikipedia views per month (amatsukami category, ranking #1 of 6).^[4] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for her include she particle^[34], an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray^[35]; Amaterasu Patera^[36], a volcano^[37]; and 10385 she^[38], an asteroid^[39].

FAQs

Where was Amaterasu born?

Amaterasu's place of birth was Hyūga Province^[2].

Who were Amaterasu's parents?

Amaterasu's father was Izanagi^[5]. Amaterasu's mother was Izanami^[6].

What did Amaterasu do for work?

Amaterasu worked as monarch^[3].