Amaterasu
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Legend has it that the royals are descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu and can trace their lineage back thousands of years, but their divine status was renounced after World War II.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
The Oh-My-God and the Amaterasu particles were detected using different observation techniques, confirming that while rare, these ultra-high energy events are real.
From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2023
Now it’s the turn of the upstart New York company Amaterasu Za, which produces bilingual works rooted in Japanese sources and art forms.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022
The Yamato claimed to be descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Those chronicles describe how the sun goddess Amaterasu, born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi, sent her grandson Ninigi to earth on the Japanese island of Kyushu to wed an earthly deity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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