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Susanoo-no-Mikoto
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Susanoo, often referred to by the honorific title Susanoo-no-Mikoto, is a kami in Japanese mythology. The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imper
Susanoo slaying Yamata no Orochi, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Susanoo slaying Yamata no Orochi, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Sword guard (tsuba) depicting Susanoo meeting Amaterasu in Takamagahara
Sword guard (tsuba) depicting Susanoo meeting Amaterasu in Takamagahara
Necklace of magatama beads
Necklace of magatama beads
Amaterasu emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave (Shunsai Toshimasa, 1887)
Amaterasu emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave (Shunsai Toshimasa, 1887)
Yamata no Orochi
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Yamata no Orochi is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed serpent that appears in Japanese mythology. Both the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki record that the kami Susanoo no Mikoto, in order to rescue Kus
Susanoo-no-Mikoto
…Ashinazuchi (足名椎 / 脚摩乳) and Tenazuchi (手名椎 / 手摩乳), who told him that seven of their eight daughters had been devoured by a monstrous serpent known as the Yamata no Orochi (八俣遠呂智 / 八岐大蛇, "eight-forked serpent") and it was nearing time for their eighth, Kushinadahime (櫛名田比売; also called Kushiinadahime, Inadahime, or…
An eighteenth century depiction of Susanoo no Mikoto slaying Yamata-no Orochi. Woodblock print by Torii Kiyomasu II.
An eighteenth century depiction of Susanoo no Mikoto slaying Yamata-no Orochi. Woodblock print by Torii Kiyomasu II.
Susanoo rescuing Kushinada-hime from Yamata no Orochi, while Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi look on from afar. Nineteenth century woodblock print by Toyoha
Susanoo rescuing Kushinada-hime from Yamata no Orochi, while Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi look on from afar. Nineteenth century woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu.
Gozu Tennō (Susanoo) slaying Yamata no Orochi. Nineteenth century woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniteru.
Gozu Tennō (Susanoo) slaying Yamata no Orochi. Nineteenth century woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniteru.
Nii no Ama plunging into the sea, alongside Emperor Antoku. Nineteenth century woodblock print by Yoshitsuya Ichieisai.
Nii no Ama plunging into the sea, alongside Emperor Antoku. Nineteenth century woodblock print by Yoshitsuya Ichieisai.