JAPAN 50 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Susanoo-No-Mikoto, Yamato People, Empress Suiko
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Creative force/spontaneous power through which the gods come into existence and later brought the origin of japan and other gods. Islands of japan created by last generation gods: shikoku, then kyushu, then honshu. Gods -> more gods -> japan + earth stuff + other gods -> more earth stuff + ladies and emperors. Ninigi the god who came down to become the ancestor of the yamato emperors. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: the (cid:449)ord for su(cid:271)due (cid:894)koto(cid:373)uku(cid:895) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)to (cid:373)ake so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e speak his su(cid:271)je(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863) 3 invisible deities in the beginning + 2 later = separate heavenly deities then came more and more gods/deities. All these heavenly deities commanded the 2 deities spouses izanagi and izanami: these 2 were tasked to descend to japan to complete and solidify the land, put a heavenly pillar and palace there. Izanami passed away at last bc she gave birth to the god of fire, who was killed later on by izanagi.
