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* Japanese: 須佐之男命 ''(Susa no o no mikoto)'', 建速須佐之男命 ''(Takehaya susa no o no mikoto)''
[[Image:Susa no O.jpg|thumb|200px|Susa no O and Inadahime (舌切り雀) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.]]'''Susa no O no Mikoto''' (sometimes given as ''Susano-o'', ''Susa-no-o'', ''Susanoo'', or ''Susanowo'') is the Japanese [[kami]] (deity) of storms and the sea. He was born from the nose of [[Izanagi]], and is the sibling of [[Amaterasu]] the sun goddess and [[Tsukiyomi]] the moon god. An impetuous troublemaker at first, he refused to take charge of the domain given him by Izanagi, instead crying and dwelling on the death of his mother [[Izanami]]. Exiled to the underworld of [[Yomi no kuni|Yomi]], he first requested to say farewell to his sister Amaterasu; but instead of doing this he caused havoc in her realm, collapsing the divisions between her fields and dropping a skinned horse through the roof of her weaving hall, causing Amaterasu and thus the sunlight to be shut inside a cave until she could be later lured out.
After these early troubles, Susa no O became something of a hero, slaying the mythical eight-headed serpent [[Yamata no Orochi|Orochi]], in whose corpse was found the imperial treasure sword Kusanagi.
Susa no O is also associated with a few [[bakemono]], such as [[tengu]], ama-no-zako and ama-no-jaku.
==See also==
[[Kojiki]]
==Sources==
* Chaimberlain, Basil Hall. (1919) ''[http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kj/ The Kojiki]''. Tuttle Publishing.
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[[Image:Susa no O.jpg|thumb|200px|Susa no O and Inadahime (舌切り雀) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.]]'''Susa no O no Mikoto''' (sometimes given as ''Susano-o'', ''Susa-no-o'', ''Susanoo'', or ''Susanowo'') is the Japanese [[kami]] (deity) of storms and the sea. He was born from the nose of [[Izanagi]], and is the sibling of [[Amaterasu]] the sun goddess and [[Tsukiyomi]] the moon god. An impetuous troublemaker at first, he refused to take charge of the domain given him by Izanagi, instead crying and dwelling on the death of his mother [[Izanami]]. Exiled to the underworld of [[Yomi no kuni|Yomi]], he first requested to say farewell to his sister Amaterasu; but instead of doing this he caused havoc in her realm, collapsing the divisions between her fields and dropping a skinned horse through the roof of her weaving hall, causing Amaterasu and thus the sunlight to be shut inside a cave until she could be later lured out.
After these early troubles, Susa no O became something of a hero, slaying the mythical eight-headed serpent [[Yamata no Orochi|Orochi]], in whose corpse was found the imperial treasure sword Kusanagi.
Susa no O is also associated with a few [[bakemono]], such as [[tengu]], ama-no-zako and ama-no-jaku.
==See also==
[[Kojiki]]
==Sources==
* Chaimberlain, Basil Hall. (1919) ''[http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kj/ The Kojiki]''. Tuttle Publishing.
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[[Category:Deities]][[Category:Shinto]]