Susanoo, alongside Amaterasu and the earthly kami Ōkuninushi (also Ōnamuchi) – depicted as either Susanoo's son or scion depending on the source – is one of the central deities of the imperial Japanese mythological cycle recorded in the …

2022年11月29日 · Susanoo is the tumultuous Japanese god of seas and storms, thunder and lightning. Too wild to remain in orderly heaven, he is nonetheless a heroic mythological figure, slayer of a fearsome eight-headed dragon.

Susanoo, in Japanese mythology, the storm god, younger brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu. He was born as his father Izanagi washed his nose. Susanoo, having been granted charge of the sea plain, was driven out of heaven because of his outrageous behavior at his sister’s court.

2012年12月19日 · Susanoo is known for being the storm god in Japanese Shinto. He is something of a trickster but did give humanity the gift of agriculture. What is a description of Susanoo?

2002年4月2日 · Susanoo is the angry and powerful god of storms in Japanese mythology. His other name was Susanoo-no-Mikoto, meaning “Great God Susanoo.” He was powerful, chaotic, and wild, which didn’t bode well since he controlled the sea and storms.

2024年1月17日 · Susanoo, in contrast to Amaterasu, is a chaotic force, rampaging through the plain of high heaven and wreaking havoc among its divine inhabitants. He is expelled for his acts, descending to the...

2020年12月21日 · Susanoo was the god of the sea in Japanese mythology. Because of the islands’ weather patterns, this meant that he was also strongly associated with storms and rain. He was the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun and the ruler of Heaven.

2023年3月23日 · Susanoo is one of the most famous deities in Japanese Shintoism. As the god of the sea and of storms, he had great importance for the island nation. Unlike most sea deities in other religions, however, Susanoo is quite a complex and morally ambiguous character.

2019年8月30日 · Susanoo Shrine in Arakawa City is an old Shinto shrine featuring the zuikoseki stone from which the shrine was founded, master haiku inscriptions as well as a giant gingko tree and a strangely energetic portable shrine festival in June.

The god Susanoo is one of the central characters in the eighth-century annals known as Kojiki and Nihon shoki, and the contradictory way he is depicted has inspired several different interpretations.