A third version of Sun Goddess’s origin occurs in the Kojiki (712 C.E.), the oldest extant source of Japanes mythology.
…Nihongi 28).
Relations between Amaterasu and her youngest brother were rocky from the beginning. Susano-O seems to have been the proverbial mischief maker, playing wicked pranks and constantly upsetting his elder sister. Moreover, he appeared unable to accept the tragic death of his mother. His constant weeping and wailing caused the forests to wither on the mountains and the rivers and streams to dry up (Kojiki 51).Finally, his father Izanagi ordered him to leave the terrestrial realm and go down to Yomi. Before his departure, however, Susano-o decided to visit his sister one last time. As he approached, he made a great deal of noise, shaking the mountains and rivers. On meeting Amaterasu, he told her that he meant no harm, he just wanted to say good-bye before going to the realm where their mother Izanami was. Amaterasu was still suspicious, but Susano-O proposed that as a seal of their friendship they should produce offspring, which they did.
Their divine act of generation took the form of mutually…
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