Benzaiten: Japanese Goddess of Music, Fortune, and Flowing Water
Introduction: Why Benzaiten Matters Among the kami of Japan, few goddesses embody grace and flow like Benzaiten, also called Benten. With origins in Hindu mythology as Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and rivers, Benzaiten was adopted into Japanese Shinto and...
Amaterasu: Japanese Sun Goddess and Shining Deity of Light
Introduction: Why Amaterasu Matters Among the most revered and radiant deities in Japanese mythology is Amaterasu-ōmikami, the Shining Goddess of the Sun. As the celestial ancestor of Japan’s imperial family and ruler of the heavens, Amaterasu embodies light, order,...
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