Amaterasu; sometimes called by her full name Amaterasu-omikami; is one of the most important deities in the Shinto religion. Goddess of the sun and the universe; Amaterasus name means shining in heaven; while her full name translates to the great august kami (god) who shines in the heaven. Amaterasu was born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi as he purified himself from his attempt to save his wife Izanami from the underworld; Yomi. Her brother and later husband; the moon god Tsukuyomi; was born from Izanagis right eye; while her other brother; the storm god Susanoo; was born from washing the nose. She ruled the heavens alongside her husband until a dispute led to Tsukuyomi being split and sent away; separating night from day. She also had a great rivalry with her hotheaded brother Susanoo; and after he rampaged through her rice fields and tossed a flayed pony at her loom; as well as killing one of h