When the other gods heard that Susanoo (\u9808\u4f50\u4e4b\u7537<\/strong>) was responsible for the sun\u2019s disappearance, they banished Susanoo from the heavens. Susanoo had no choice but to leave and ended up meeting an elderly couple and their daughter. The elderly couple informed Susanoo that their daughter was about to become food for an eight-headed dragon. When Susanoo heard this he offered to slay the dragon. However there was a catch. The couple had to give their daughter to Susanoo as a bride. The couple consented and Susanoo prepared to slay the dragon. Susanoo knew that the dragon loved sake so he placed eight cups of sake for each head of the dragon. When all the heads became drunk, Susanoo took the opportunity to kill the dragon.<\/p>\n Tsukuyomi (\u30c4\u30af\u30e8\u30df<\/strong>) was the god in charge of the moon. Tsukuyomi was the brother of Amaterasu. One day Amaterasu sent Tsukuyomi as her representative to a feast prepared by Uke Mochi (pictured left), or the goddess of food. Uke Mochi prepared the feast by spitting out a fish and excreting game from her body. When Tsukuyomi discovered how the food was prepared, he was repulsed. In anger, Tsukuyomi killed Uke Mochi. When Amaterasu found out about Uke Mochi\u2019s death, she became angry with Tsukuyomi. In anger she refused to be in the same room with him. That is why to this day, the sun (Amaterasu) and the moon (Tsukuyomi) are never together.<\/p>\n So the answer to the challenge presented in the intro is Amaterasu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are lots of mythological Japanese gods. However, one deity in particular is the main deity that is somehow related to the other deities. Try guessing whom the deity might be! If you don\u2019t know now, by the end of this article, you\u2019ll find out! Amaterasu(\u5929\u7167) is the goddess of the sun and is one…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/01\/uke_mochi-187x350.jpg\")