Izanagi is the very god who created the
islands of Japan and much of what’s within with his wife Izanami. The sun
goddess Amaterasu was born from a tear of Izanagi’s left eye, while Tsukiyomi
the moon god was born from a tear from Izanagi’s right eye. The storm god,
Susanoo, was however born from Izanagi’s dripping nose.
When younger sister and wife Izanami died
during childbirth, Izanagi went to the underworld known as Yomi to retrieve
her. Izanami refused to return.
It was after performing a cleansing rite after
returning from the underworld that Amaterasu and Tsukiyomi were born from tears
and Susanoo born from the dribbling nose.
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