As compared with goddesses of Sumer, it would seem that Amaterasu-oomikami in the Japanese myth has so composed personality as to interpret violent behaviors of Susanow-no-mikoto favorably and then to conceal herself in the cave instead of subverting him cruelly. Her virtues indicated in this story has exerted good effect on the Japanese and occurred to us some conscience for humanity, even though her attitude was rather timid and naive. For the Japanese, however, Amaterasu-oomikami has been a more ideal and innocent goddess, probably, by far than those of Sumer who showed activity.
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