(Amaterasu-omi-kami) Shinto Sun Goddess.

central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan

Sun goddess and ancestor of Japanease emperor.

Shinto sun goddess, part of the basis for Aeka in the Tenchi Muyo OAV series

the Sun Goddess

mä te sU] Sun goddess of the Shinto religion. (p. 242)

Amaterasu (天照), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神 or 天照大御神) or Ōhiru-menomuchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is in Japanese mythology, a sun goddess, and perhaps the most important Shinto deity (神 kami). She was born from the left eye of Izanagi as he purified himself in a river, and went on to become the ruler of the Higher Celestial Plane (Takamagahara) and was also considered to be directly linked in lineage to the Imperial Household of Japan and the Emperor, who were considered descendants of the kami themselves.