Tsukuyomi is the major moon god found in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. He's a deity of order and beauty and was the estranged husband of the sun goddess Amaterasu, whom he ...

As he washes his face, three deities appear: the sun goddess Amaterasu when he pours water on his left eye, the moon god Tsukuyomi when he does so on his right eye, and Susanoo when he does so on ...

In Japanese myth, the sun goddess Amaterasu hid in a cave after becoming angry with her brother. With Amaterasu hidden, the world plunged into darkness. The other gods hung a mirror outside her ...

Across continents and centuries, the Sun has occupied a central role in folklore and mythology. Revered as a life-giver and ...

The Inuit believe that Anningan, the moon god, raped his sister, the sun goddess, and that every night, he chases her to possess her again. Annigan starves as he runs, getting smaller every night ...