Japanese / Shinto
The mythology of Japan — the Age of the Gods, Izanagi and Izanami, Amaterasu in the rock-cave, and the descent of the imperial line, as the eighth-century court chronicles fixed it.
On this shelf
- Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters old japanese · read in english · cited by section
- Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan classical chinese · read in english · cited by book
Most-filed motifs under “japan” in the index
Male and female creators 1 Male and female creators beget gods 1 Gods born from various parts of creator's body 1 First deity grows out of primeval chaos 1 Dwarf god 1 Conflicts of the gods 1 Sun-goddess 1 Storm-god. See also A282 1 Gods of the Quarters. A god or spirit for each 1 Sea-goddess 1 Goddess of splendor of spring 1 Goddess of autumn leaves 1 God of agriculture 1 Goddess of music 1 Goddess of wealth 1 God (goddess) of longevity 1 Food-goddess 1 Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters 1 Primeval chaos 1 Series of upper worlds 1 Judges in the lower world 1 Man in the moon a rabbit (hare, other animal) 1 Ascent to stars. People or animals ascend to t 1 Milky Way as a river 1 Earth from decayed matter on primeval water 1 Topographical features caused by experiences o 1 Imprint of horse in rocks 1 Impounded water. Water is kept by monster so t 1 Determination of relation between birth-rate a 1 Origin of death 1