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Kojiki
古事記 zh 고사기 ko
8th-century Japanese chronicle
- Written 712 CE
- Also called Records of Ancient Matters, An Account of Ancient Matters, Koji-ki
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AmaterasuSun goddess in Shinto - KotoamatsukamiCreation Gods in Japanese Mythology
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Kamimusubigod that appears in Japanese mythology, one of the 3 Betsutenshin gods & the 3 creation gods - Three Noble ChildrenFigures in Japanese mythology
- Amatsumaraactor and blacksmith
- OmizunuJapanese god
- ŌgetsuhimeJapanese deity
- KonohanachiruhimeJapanese goddess
Also recorded in it: Seventeen Generations of Earthly Deities
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