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Amaterasu

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A·ma·te·ra·su  (ämä-t-räs)
n.
The central Shinto deity, a sun goddess believed to be the ancestor of the Japanese royal family.
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Noun1.Amaterasu - central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
Amaterasu Omikami
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