Amaterasu: The Sun Goddess Who Hid Her Light (Shintō Mythology)
Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大御神), “the Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven,” is the supreme goddess of the Shintō pantheon and the embodiment of the sun itself. She is the daughter of Izanagi, born when the creator god purified himself after returning from the underworld. Her light governs both the heavens and the harmony of the world below, and she dwells in Takamagahara, the High
