From the Age of the Gods to the Human World

The flourishing age of the gods and their many stories.

Heaven and earth were born, and Izanagi no Mikoto（伊奘諾命） and Izanami no Mikoto（伊奘冉命） created the land, from which the deities came into existence.

In the previous article, we touched on the beginning of Japanese mythology and the birth of major deities such as Amaterasu Ōmikami（天照大神） and Susanoo no Mikoto（素戔嗚命）.

Read the previous article here

There, new gods were born from various things, and events beyond imagination unfolded one after another.

In this article, we continue the stories of the gods leading to the age of humans.

From here, the content of the Kojiki becomes even more mysterious. The world of the gods is polygamous, and the number of half-siblings keeps increasing. Gods kill other gods, and even when they are killed, they come back to life again and again. To be honest, there are many moments that make you want to comment.

Now, let’s start from where we left off last time.