ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.
Episode Synopsis "E03 The Birth of Night and Day - Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi"
After Izanagi comes back from the underworld, he cleanses himself, and when he does three new gods that will continue to play a major role in Japan's development are born. Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo are perhaps three of the most famous Gods from Japanese mythology, especially among foreigners. This is the story of when they were born and the story of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi's interaction with one another. Included below is a list of names of Gods and Japanese terms that have appeared in this podcast as well as references to the works that I used to help make this podcast available to you. The works are in Japanese, but if you can read Japanese and would like to support the original authors, I highly recommend doing so! List of God Names イザナギ Izanagi イザナミ Izanami アマテラス Amaterasu - Goddess of the sun ツクヨミ Tsukuyomi - God of the moon スサノオ Susanoo - God of the sea and ocean ウケモチノカミ Ukemochinokami - God of food Terms 古事記 Kojiki - "The book of ancient matters" - Commissioned by Empress Genmei in the early 700's and contains the original stories. 出雲 Izumo - A heavily spiritual place in Shimane prefecture in Japan where Izanagi takes Izanami's remains. 黄泉の国 Yominokuni - The Japanese name for the underworld Book list 日本の神話 Matsutani, M. (2001). Nihon no shinwa (3rd ed.). Tokyo: Norashoten. 現代語古事記 Takeda, T. (2011). Gendaigokojiki. Tokyo: Gakkennpurasu. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peachykoi/message
In God we trust