Myth - Japan
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Individual Gods/Goddesses
The Famly Tree Of Gods
Genealogy of and clickable link (includes comparison of Greek and Japanese myth) to the Japanese gods: Izanami, Izanaki, Ohyamatsumi, Amateras, Susanoh, Kusinada, Iwanagahime, Konohananosakuyahime, Hononinigi, Ohkuninushi, Toyotamabime, Hoori, Hoderi, Tamayoribime, Ugayahukiaezu, and Jinmu.Gods of Man
List of sixteen Japanese gods with concise description: Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone, Ama-No-Uzume, Amaterasu, Amatsu Mikaboshi, Benzaiten, Bishamon, Chlmata-No-Kami, Ho-Masubi, Izanagi, Izanami, Kawa-No-Kami, Nai-No-Kami, Ninigi , O-Kuni-Nushi, Sengen-Sama, Shine-Tsu-Hiko, and Susa-No-Wo.Japanese Creation Myth
Fascinating story for the similarities and differences with Greco-Roman myth. Even among the gods, women were counted as inferior to the males. Gods can die. There's even an Orpheus story.Japanese Mythology
The original gods and the creation of the first couple of dozen.Umbriel
Hopi, Inuit, and Japanese creation myths.
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