KnowraAmaterasuLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Amaterasu, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 6Related 7KojikiBroader topic: Her descendants link the Kojiki’s divine age to the imperial genealogy.KamiBroader topic: Her mythology became especially influential in accounts of Japan’s sacred ancestry.Japanese mythologyBroader topic: Her descent from Izanagi and association with the imperial line link cosmic order to rulership.IzanagiBroader topic: She is the most prominent deity produced when Izanagi washes his left eye.GoddessBroader topic: Her connection to the imperial line gives divine identity a political dimension.Solar deityBroader topic: Her emergence from a cave explains the return of sunlight in a major Japanese myth.