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Pantheon: Japanese
Consort: Sarutahiko Ōkami
Associations: Dawn, Mirth, Meditation, Revelry and the Arts

Key Points
- Dawn goddess who drew out Amaterasu Omikami from her cave
Brief Bio
Ame no Uzume (天鈿女命), also known as Ama-no-Uzume, is a prominent Shinto goddess of dawn, mirth, revelry, and the arts, particularly dancing. She is renowned for her role in coaxing the sun goddess Amaterasu out of a cave, a pivotal event in Japanese mythology that restored light to the world. She is also known as "The Heavenly Alarming Female" and "The Great Persuader".
Ame-no-Uzume 天宇受売命

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
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