Amaterasu-oomikami, the mythical Japanese goddess of the sun, was born from the left eye of the god Izanaki {see planet  (10209)} and ruled the world of the heaven Takamagahara {see planet  (10831)}. To protest the misconduct of her younger brother, the god Susanoo {see planet  (10604)}, she hid in the cave called Ama-no-iwayado, and the world fell into complete darkness. (M 39655) _ _.