Amaterasu and the Japanese Creation Myth - Mythillogical Podcast

Hello from your insomniac friends in the US

I like how the ad breaks are actually placed correctly rather than have the video be broken randomly by them.

Apologies if my audio was a bit rubbish in this episode folks, turns out the pre-amp for my microphone was slowly dying and I didn't realise.

Speaking of puns, "kami" translates to "us" in Tagalog. The whole time you guys have been talking about your own godhood. Salute. ❤

The reason why it says "pime" instead of "hime" in the romanisation in the translation you're using is because that would have been the contemporary pronunciation when the Kojiki was written. There are other things i noticed like "sima" instead of "shima", "ti" instead of "chi", "susanowo" instead of "susanoo" or "susanō". These are just romanisations of th Old Japanese pronunciations of these sounds

SO EXCITED!!!! I'm packing up to move today AND I have physical therapy and I was scrolling aimlessly debating what to listen to and what a good start for me!! Cheers friends!! ❤

The story of Ōkuninushi always fascinated me, because overall he's probably the most likeable single 'character' in the extended Japanese creation myth. His origin as the one kind brother, other stories I'm sure you saw like him escaping those same brothers trying to kill him, stories of him fighting with and the earning the approval of Susano'o, then later growing to tame Japan and become a God great enough that even Heavenly Gods join his side. He reads like the protagonist of his own story. It makes the transition to the Heavenly Gods taking over via force, almost a Bad End. Unlike the Greek Gods overthrowing the Titans, or the Mesopotamian latter generations overthrowing the tyrannical earlier ones. Here, there isn't that morality or practical justification given. It's almost a might makes right scenario. So it was said in Heaven, so it shall Be, type deal. Fairly unique from my knowledge of world religion.

It’s always a sunny day, when Amaterasu comes out of the cave to play. ☀️🌸☺️

You two are definitely some of my favorite nerds. Never stop making these videos.

I only very recently learned that Chibiterasu was made up for Okami's sequel and not actually from Japanese mythology and honestly I'm deeply embarrassed for myself that I couldn't pick up on the fact that Amaterasu's child just being named CHIBIterasu was almost definitely something that wouldn't be a part of actual Japanese mythology 😅

Thanks for managing to put these out despite all the moves!

Oh a 2.5 hour long Mythillogical? Hot damn! My mending and I are here for it!

Okinawans still call Japanese as "the folk from Yamato". I lived there for four years. One day I saw a lady that looked like an Okinawan. So I asked her if she or her parents were Okinawans. She said: Oh, actually I'm mixed race. My mother is Okinawan and my father Japanese "🙂 Here in Brazil it's not offensive to call someone a "mixed race". I live in Brazil now. Okinawa is a very interesting place. Charles & Crofty, I really enjoy your channel. Cheers

Love your content guys, you unironically help me sleep. I've been listening to every video on the channel for years. Please keep it going! Sweet historical dreams to all from the US ❤

As a follower of a years now I'm going to say I love your videos/podcasts and rewatching this I wanted to just thank you for your content that you and Crofty(I'm unsure of spelling to this day, sorry). I hope to hear more soon, I actually really just love hearing stuff from you Charles.

Great topic! I've always been curious about this

Love when you guys are able to post.

aww love that yall are recording in person!

Listened to this like 10 times already on podcast, look forward to watching the video

big fan of the podcast, i dont mind the wait as its always worth it :)