Japanese goddess

Benzaiten- japanese folklore: the fifth of thr seven lucky gods. she was the goddess of everything that flows: water, words, speech, eloquence, music and by extension, knowledge. She was also a protective deity of the state and people. She was associated with comets.

I finally got around to finishing the triptych I decided to undertake when I finished Benzaiten. I'm not sure that I am entirely done with the whole ukiyo-e inspired style yet. I really enjoy the ethereal look, with the figures seemingly suspended in time and gently considering their surroundings. But for now, these are the deities I thought would complement each other nicely. So there's Benzaiten/Benten, as previously introduced... Then it's O-Ryu the willow goddess with Konohanasakuya-hime…

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[ Amaterasu Okami ] Amaterasu (天照) is the Japanese sun goddess, daughter of creator deities Izanagi and Izanami, and central to the Shinto religion. Amaterasu is the great and glorious goddess of the sun. An embodiment of the rising sun and Japan itself, she is the queen of the kami and ruler of the universe. The Japanese Imperial Family claims to have descended from her, and this is what gives them the divine right to rule Japan. The Imperial family possesses three holy relics that come…

Much of the mythology and pantheon of Japanese gods is derived from the traditional folklore of Shinto – one of the major religions of Japan.