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Names of the Goddess |
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JAPAN
| Amaterasu- Supreme Shinto Sun Goddess from Whom the imperial family traced descent. Great Shining Heaven. |  |
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Benten - Goddess of wisdom, knowledge, beauty, music and art. Queen of the Sea, a dragon woman Who swam in state through Her domain with a retinue of white snakes. She plays the biwa, a stringed instrument like the mandolin. With the power of music and art, she can charm the ddragon king and is able to help men escape the angry dragons that can devour them. She honors love and marriage. Sometimes depicted as a beautiful woman mounted on a dragon. Goddess of the gift of Eloquence. Also known as Benzai-ten. |
Fuji - Grandmother, Ancestress, Holy Mother Mountain.
Ukemochi – Japanese goddess of food.
Uzume - Goddess of Merriment.
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