Amaterasu (å¤©ç §?), Amaterasu-Åmikami (å¤©ç §å¤§ç¥ï¼å¤©ç §å¤§å¾¡ç¥?) or Åhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大æ¥åè²´ç¥?) is a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe. The name Amaterasu derived…