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Far Eastern Mythology Names

The names listed here occur in the mythologies of eastern Asia.

AMATERASU   f   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) "shine"... [more]

IZANAGI   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "male who invites" in Japanese... [more]

IZANAMI   f   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "female who invites" in Japanese... [more]

JIMMU   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Means "divine warrior", from Japanese 神 (jin) "god" and 武 (mu) "warrior"... [more]

RAIDEN   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Variant transcription of RAIJIN

RAIJIN   m   Far Eastern Mythology
From Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 神 (jin) "god, spirit"... [more]

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