Susanoo

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Susanoo
Origin: Japanese Mythology
Japanese: スサノオ
Appears In: Sen no Kiseki III

Origin

Susanoo is a Japanese storm god born from Izanagi. While banished from heaven for offending his sister Amaterasu and killing one of her attendants, he encountered a couple menaced by the serpent Yamata no Orochi. Using a cunning trick he slew the monster and while cutting it apart he discovered a wonderous sword in its tail which he later presented to Amaterasu as a gift. He then married the last surviving daughter of the couple.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Susanoo's name is typically written in katakana; there is a dizzying array of ways it has been written in kanji. in the Kojiki it's written as 建速須佐之男命, in the Nihon Shoki it's written variously as 素戔男尊, 素戔嗚尊等 and 須佐乃袁尊 and in the Izumo no Kunifudoki it's written as 神須佐能袁命.
  • The GNX-Y901TW Susanowo is a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, which was upgraded from the Masurao.

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