Amaterasu

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM	Mike C	update #110
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM	Mike C	update #96
3/14/2016, 9:26 PM	Mike C	update #91
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Japanese Mythology

Scripts 天照(Japanese Kanji) あまてらす(Japanese Hiragana) アマテラス(Japanese Katakana)

Pronounced Pron. A-MA-TEH-RA-SOO(Japanese)

Meaning & History

Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) meaning "shine". This was the name of the Japanese sun goddess, the ruler of the heavens. She was born when Izanagi washed his left eye after returning from the underworld. At one time the Japanese royal family claimed descent from her.