: Other deities used a mirror (Yata no Kagami) and jewels to trick her into looking out, eventually pulling her back to restore light. Religious and Political Significance
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
: Born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi during a purification ritual. : Other deities used a mirror (Yata no
: Following her brother Susanoo's violent tantrums, she withdrew into a cave, plunging the world into darkness. she withdrew into a cave