Part one of term paper
Amaterasu is the supreme deity of the Japanese religion of Shintoism and the legendary ancestor of Japan's imperial family. The full name of this deity is Amaterasu Omikami. This means in Japanese the Great Spirit Illuminating the Heavens. In the two earliest scriptures of the history of Shintoism, Amaterasu’s origin differs. These tw ...

Part two of term paper
... One day Amaterasu briefly hid herself in a cave when offended by her brother Susano-o's scandalous behavior. When she hid the universe became dark and chaos broke out. The other gods new that the world would seize to exist if she didn’t come back so the lured her out by offering her a festive dance and a bronze mirror. When she arrived at the dance she saw her reflection in the mirror. To fix all the problems that were going on from the darkness and chaos she sent her grandson to ...