According to Japanese Creation Myths, How Did Japan Come to Be

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Japanese creation myths, how did Japan come to be?

• A) Via a battle between the warring gods Izanami and Amaterasu
• B) Through the marriage of the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami
• C) When the goddess Ameratsu breathed life into the islands that form Japan
• D) When the deities sent two sister goddesses to preside over the land and sea
• E) Through a great flood, similar to the stories of Noah and Gilgamesh

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