Amaterasu

E30650

Shinto deity kami sun goddess

Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Amaterasu canonical	86
Amaterasu Ōmikami	5
sun goddess Amaterasu	5
Amaterasu-Ōmikami	3
Amaterasu-Omikami	2
Amaterasu-ōmikami	2
Sun Goddess Amaterasu	2
天照大神	2
Amaterasu was born from Izanagi’s left eye	1
the sun goddess Amaterasu in Shinto tradition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Amaterasu
Context triple: [Shinto, hasDeity, Amaterasu]

A. Rano Aroi
Rano Aroi is a volcanic crater and small freshwater lake located on Easter Island, known for its high-altitude bogs and unique ecological features.
B. Hyakutake
Hyakutake is a Japanese surname borne by several notable individuals, including military figures and other public personalities.
C. Ahirani
Ahirani is an Indo-Aryan dialect spoken primarily in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra, India, closely related to Marathi but with distinct phonological and lexical features.
D. Izumi
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub in the Kansai region.
E. Helios
Helios is the personification of the sun in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted driving a chariot across the sky each day.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Amaterasu
Target entity description: Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.

A. Rano Aroi
Rano Aroi is a volcanic crater and small freshwater lake located on Easter Island, known for its high-altitude bogs and unique ecological features.
B. Hyakutake
Hyakutake is a Japanese surname borne by several notable individuals, including military figures and other public personalities.
C. Ahirani
Ahirani is an Indo-Aryan dialect spoken primarily in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra, India, closely related to Marathi but with distinct phonological and lexical features.
D. Izumi
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub in the Kansai region.
E. Helios
Helios is the personification of the sun in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted driving a chariot across the sky each day.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto deity ⓘ kami ⓘ sun goddess ⓘ
associatedWith	Imperial House of Japan ⓘ Japanese emperor ⓘ agriculture ⓘ fertility ⓘ order ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ
child	Ame-no-Oshihomimi ⓘ linked to: Ninigi-no-Mikoto Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
cultCenter	Ise ⓘ
culture	Japanese ⓘ
describedIn	Kojiki ⓘ Nihon Shoki ⓘ
domain	heaven ⓘ light ⓘ sun ⓘ
ethnicContext	Yamato ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
grandchild	Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
greatGrandchild	Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	radiant light ⓘ solar disk ⓘ
influence	Japanese imperial ideology ⓘ Japanese national identity ⓘ
languageOfCult	Japanese ⓘ
majorShrine	Ise Jingū ⓘ linked to: Ise Grand Shrine
mythology	Japanese mythology ⓘ
notableMyth	Ama-no-Iwato myth ⓘ linked to: Kojiki withdrawal into the rock cave ⓘ
parent	Izanagi ⓘ
positionInPantheon	one of the most important Shinto deities ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
residence	High Celestial Plain ⓘ Takamagahara ⓘ
roleInMythology	chief solar deity of Japan ⓘ divine ancestor of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ progenitor of the Japanese emperors ⓘ
sacredObject	Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ Sacred Mirror ⓘ Yata no Kagami ⓘ
sibling	Susanoo ⓘ Tsukuyomi ⓘ
spouseInSomeTraditions	Susanoo ⓘ
symbol	light ⓘ mirror ⓘ sun ⓘ
title	goddess of the High Celestial Plain ⓘ goddess of the sun ⓘ
typeOfWorship	state cult in premodern Japan ⓘ
veneratedBy	Japanese people ⓘ Shinto practitioners ⓘ
worshipPlace	Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (109)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shinto → hasDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

House of Yamato → mythologicalAncestor → Amaterasu ⓘ

Emperor Jimmu → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Emperor Jimmu → distantAncestor → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ikuta Shrine → hasDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Imperial Regalia of Japan → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Kojiki → describesDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Susanoo → sibling → Amaterasu ⓘ

Tsukuyomi → sibling → Amaterasu ⓘ

Tsukuyomi → opposedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ

Atsuta Shrine → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ

Daijōsai → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ

subject linked to: Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies

Ugayafukiaezu → greatGrandchildOf → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ise Grand Shrine → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ise Grand Shrine → mainDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ise Grand Shrine → InnerShrineDedicatedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ

Takachiho → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ninigi-no-Mikoto → grandparent → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ninigi-no-Mikoto → grandmother → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ninigi-no-Mikoto → sentBy → Amaterasu ⓘ

Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi → associatedDeity → Amaterasu-Omikami ⓘ

linked to: Amaterasu

Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi → givenTo → Amaterasu-Omikami ⓘ

linked to: Amaterasu

Sanshu no Jingi → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

新嘗祭 → associatedDeities → 天照大神 ⓘ

linked to: Amaterasu

Wakahirume-no-Mikoto → linkedTo → Amaterasu ⓘ

Wakahirume-no-Mikoto → relative → Amaterasu ⓘ

Yasakani-no-Magatama → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ōkuninushi → contrastedWith → Amaterasu ⓘ

Yata no Kagami → associatedWith → Amaterasu ⓘ

subject linked to: mirror Yata no Kagami

Yata no Kagami → associatedDeity → Amaterasu-ōmikami ⓘ

subject linked to: mirror Yata no Kagami

linked to: Amaterasu

Izanagi → parentOf → Amaterasu ⓘ

Izanagi → fromLeftEyeCame → Amaterasu ⓘ

Izanagi’s purification after returning from Yomi → createdKami → Amaterasu ⓘ

Izanagi’s purification after returning from Yomi → bodyPartSource → Amaterasu was born from Izanagi’s left eye ⓘ

linked to: Amaterasu

Kumano Hongu Taisha → dedicatedTo → Amaterasu-Ōmikami ⓘ

linked to: Amaterasu

Tennō → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Record of Ancient Matters → primaryDeitiesFeatured → Amaterasu ⓘ

Izanami → parentOf → Amaterasu ⓘ

High Celestial Plain → notableInhabitant → Amaterasu ⓘ

High Celestial Plain → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

High Celestial Plain → governedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ

Yata no Kagami → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Sacred Mirror → associatedWithDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Sacred Mirror → grantedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ

Ise → hasDeityAssociated → Amaterasu ⓘ

Yamato people → mythologicalAncestor → Amaterasu ⓘ

subject linked to: Yamato

Takamagahara → associatedDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Takamagahara → governedBy → Amaterasu ⓘ

Shinmei → linkedToDeity → Amaterasu ⓘ

Shinmei → relatedConcept → sun goddess Amaterasu ⓘ

linked to: Amaterasu

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Statements (55)

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Referenced by (109)

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