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Amaterasu
(Ama¦ter|asu)
Pronunciation:
/əˌmɑːtəˈrɑːsuː/
the principal deity of the Japanese Shinto religion, the sun goddess and ancestor of Jimmu, founder of the imperial dynasty.
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