OPPapers.com Essay Index >> Miscellaneous >> Japanese Mythology
We have many free term papers and essays on Japanese Mythology. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
Japanese Mythology. According to Japanese mythology, the world begins with
the birth of seven deities. These ... Japanese Mythology. Hamlyn ...
Japanese Mythology. According to Japanese mythology, the world begins with
the birth of seven deities. These ... Japanese Mythology. Hamlyn ...
... motifs. In Japanese mythology there are a lot of things that can make up
a myth. Japanese myths frequently include serpents in them. ...
... rules of trade for these groups. The Yakuza are also a part of the Japanese
mythology. Within its secretive throng, the members ...
... century. Fujin was the Goddess of Wind of the Japanese Mythology history,
while Fujan was the Goddess of Thunder. Every Japanese ...
Submitted by oppapers on December 5, 2000
Category: Miscellaneous
Words: 2779 | Pages: 12
Views: 630
Popularity Rank: 12,025
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
According to Japanese mythology, the world begins with the birth of seven deities. These seven deities arise and then pass away in what the Japanese call the, “plain of high heaven.” After this, five more couples were born, the last named, Izanagi and Izanami, who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the earth, which at this point was a chaos of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the bridge of high heaven, thought to be the rainbow, and dipped their jeweled spear in the murky water below. When pulling the spear out of a piece of mud dropped of the tip and is said to have formed the island of Onogoro.
Izanagi and Izanami then moved down to the island, built a house and consummated a child. The first child was born a misfit and was abandoned in a boat in the reeds. Their second child, the island of Awa, was considered to be a misfit also. Soon the couple learnt what was being done form the other deities and reckoned their problems, Izanagi spoke first, then gave birth to the eight main islands of Japan.
This couple had many more children till Izanami died while giving birth to her last child, The God of Fire. More bodies sprang up from her decomposing body, and even more sprung up from Izanagi’s tears of sorrow. So mad, Izanagi cut off the God of Fire’s head, and from the blood and limbs, sprung yet more divine beings.
Meanwhile, Izanami had gone to the underworld, where her husband called for her return, she told Izanagi to wait in patience, but he could wait no more and went to Hades. He found his wife, a hideous rotten heap, and fled from the underworld, blocking the entrance with a rock.
Once out of the Underworld Izanagi felt he had to wash his body from the impurities of the underworld. In a river he washed himself, from his clothes were born more deities. The God of Wind, Susa-no-wo, sprang from his nose, from the right eye came the God of the moon, and from his left eye, Amaterasu Omikami, the Sun...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!