Yata-no-Kagami (八咫鏡), the Eight-Span Mirror, was used to lure Amaterasu from the cave she hid in Together, these relics are known as the Imperial Regalia of Japan: The Imperial family possesses three holy relics that come directly from Amaterasu herself. Some scholars assume, based on archaeological evidence, that the prehistoric sun cult that occupied the region may have worshipped some incarnation of Amaterasu. Though State Shinto was abolished in the years after World War II, Amaterasu and the Imperial family remain an important part of Japanese spiritual life. It was only after Shinto was formally recognized as a state religion, however, that Amaterasu’s role was solidified and the Imperial family set once more as head of the now-democratized Japan. Prior to the Meiji Restoration, when Shinto was not yet formalized, Amaterasu was important across most of Japan. #Goddess of StateĪmaterasu has always been an important-if not the most important- kami in Japanese spiritual life. ![]() She maintains harmony and balance in both the natural world and human society. Thus, the earthly court systems and the justice they represent are reflections of Amaterasu’s divine justice, though she herself is not the goddess of justice - merely its final arbiter. The Imperial family has long served as the legitimizing power of any Japanese political entity, and they have always used this position to ensure that Amaterasu’s place as Queen of Heaven and her control of its courts are reflected in their rule. Through Amaterasu’s illumination, she represents not just order, but the justice that maintains it as well. In pre-modern Japan this was one of the many justifications for the society’s caste system. The Japanese Imperial family, which claims descent from Amaterasu, sit at the head of Japanese society, and from the Imperial family a natural hierarchy exists. This order is reflected in Japanese society as well. All things in creation are ordered, from Amaterasu down to the denizens of Jigoku and other hells. The sun represents order and purity, two of Shinto’s most important concepts. In this position, she not only serves as the literal rising sun that illuminates all things, but also provides nourishment to all living creatures and marks the orderly movement of day into night. #Goddess of the Rising SunĪmaterasu’s primary role is that of the sun goddess. Though she did not create the universe, she is the goddess of creation, a role she inherited from her father, Izanagi, who now defends the world from the land of the dead. This longer version means “the great and glorious kami who illuminates from Heaven.” The most prominent of her titles is Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神), meaning “the great sun of the kami.” #AttributesĪmaterasu is the Queen of Heaven, the kami, and creation itself. #EtymologyĪmaterasu can be translated as “Shines from Heaven,” with 天 meaning “heaven” (or Imperial) and 照 meaning “shines.” Amaterasu is shorthand for Amaterasu-ōmikami, which can be represented in Kanji as 天照大神, 天照大御神, and 天照皇大神. She is the center of Shinto, and Japanese spiritual life. The Japanese Imperial Family claims to have descended from her, and this is what gives them the divine right to rule Japan. ![]() An embodiment of the rising sun and Japan itself, she is the queen of the kami and ruler of the universe. ![]() I don't think buffing the damage is the right solution but in it's current form his ult feels extremely underwhelming.Amaterasu is an important part of contemporary Japanese religious life, most notably worshipped at the Ise Grand Shrine, which is rebuilt every twenty years.Īmaterasu is the great and glorious goddess of the sun. Being semi global feels like a gimmick more than an impactful feature. 65 damage a tick while it's in it's first phase and 280 when it turns into a laser is extremely low and almost negligible late game. Since you will be building like a pure support you will get almost no damage from scaling leaving it almost entirely at base damage levels. The damage is so low on this ability it's insane. Anything less than 5 stacks really feels like and underwhelming debuff on an ultimate and I don't think you will be realistically getting 5 or more stacks on multiple gods in most situations. Even if you could hold someone in the area of his ult for 3.5 seconds they would probably be dead even without the proc shred for just being in such a small area for so long. ![]() The thing is your just likely not going to get max stacks in your ult. So if you hold them in your ult for 3.5 seconds you get 35% prot shred and 14% power reduction, which is good don't get me wrong. At max rank his ult can stack it's debuff up to 7 times with it ticking every. So I like Atlas's kit whith the exception of his ult.
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