cheezee
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Post by cheezee on Jan 9, 2008 17:53:53 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Amaterasu is a central figure in the native Japanese religion known as Shinto. Though deliberately written to be a genderless character in the game, Amaterasu is protrayed as a woman in the context of Shinto mythology.
She finds her origin as the sun goddess in a story concerning Izanagi (shortened to Nagi in the game) when he washes his face after having returned from the undreworld on a quest to visit his recently deceased beloved, Izanami (shortened to Nami in the game).
According to this legend, the act of washing himself in a purification ritual gave birth to numerous deities, with Amaterasu being born from his left eye, Tsukuyomi (portrayed as Nagi's sacred sword in the game) from his right, and Susano (a storm-based deity) from his nose.
In her role as sun goddess, Amaterasu is associated with warmth and light and is said to have a strong link with the Japanese Imperial family of old.[/glow]
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