sun-goddess

Okami is absolutely the best Zelda-clone ever made about a sun-goddess inhabiting the body of a wolf statue and using the magic power of calligraphy to beautify the natural envronment.

Okami Post-Mortem Greg Tannahill 2007

Okami is absolutely the best Zelda-clone ever made about a sun-goddess inhabiting the body of a wolf statue and using the magic power of calligraphy to beautify the natural envronment.

Archive 2007-06-01 Greg Tannahill 2007

The making of pilgrimages, however, still occupies a prominent place in the Shinto system, and though of late years the number of pilgrims has considerably decreased, long journeys are still undertaken to the great temple of the sun-goddess at Ise — the “Mecca of Japan,” — and other celebrated shrines.

Religion in Japan

This Jimmu Tenno — accounted by the Japanese their first human sovereign — is supposed to have been descended from Ama-terasu, the sun-goddess, who was born from the left eye of Izanagi, the creator of

Religion in Japan

Moreover, the silver tablet recording the peace treaty between Hattusil II, king of the Hittites, and Rameses II shows on one side a picture of the god Sutech embracing the Hittite king and on the other side a picture of the sun-goddess embracing the Hittite queen.

The Dominant Sex: A Study in the Sociology of Sex Differentiation, by Mathilde and Mathias Vaerting; translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul 1923

The supreme god of Saba was Il-Mukah, to whom was joined in the inferior capacity of spouse or daughter, the sun-goddess Shamsh.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The sun-goddess is the principal deity but remains simply _prima inter pares_.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896

For instance, the sun-goddess, we are informed, was one day lured out of a cavern, where she was sulking in consequence of the provoking behavior of her younger brother, by her curiosity at the sight of her own face in a mirror, ingeniously placed before the entrance for the purpose.

The Soul of the Far East Percival Lowell 1885

Mikados (1336-1392), when the whole country was a camp and two lines of nominees claimed to be descendants of the sun-goddess.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

The night following the return of the priest, the Mikado dreamed that the sun-goddess appeared to him in her own form and said "The sun is Birushana" (Vairokana).

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885