Three Sibling Deities in the Japanese Myth

      After commanding the elder sister deity, Amaterasu-oomikami, to ascend up to Takamanohara, Izanagi-no-mikoto told her two brother deities and assigned them each of their tasks. He ordered Tukuyomi-no-mikoto to reign over the Yoru-no-Osu-kuni, which is supposed to be the nocturnal world, and Susanou-no-mikoto to reign over the Ocean. It is interesting that there would be kind of decentralization of authority in the Japanese Myth.

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