Moon Mythology
This topic was created in the Cancer forum by SirHorns on Friday, July 25, 2014 and has 3 replies.
Tsukuyomi also known as Tsukuyomi, is the god of the moon in Shintoism and Japanese mythology. Tsukuyomi lived in the heavens, also known as Takamagahara, with his sister Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Tsukuyomi was born when Izanagi, the god who made Japan, was cleansing himself of his sins while bathing himself after escaping the underworld and the clutches of Izanami. Tsukuyomi was washed out of Izanagi??s right eye. Tsukuyomi angered Amaterasu, the sun goddess, when he killed Uke Mochi. Amaterasu once sent her brother to represent her at a feast presented by Uke Mochi, the goddess of food. Unfortunately for Uke Mochi, Tsukuyomi was utterly disgusted by the fact that the meal was created from her mouth and nose and killed her. Soon, Amaterasu learned what happened and she was so angry that she refused to ever look at him again, forever moving to another part of the sky. This is the reason that day and night are never together.
In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl (???old moon god??; also Tecuciztecal, Tecuciztecatl) was a lunar deity, representing the old ???man-on-the-moon??. He could have been the sun god, but he feared the sun??s fire, so Nanahuatzin became the sun god and Tecciztecatl (in the form of a rabbit) was promptly thrown into the moon. In some depictions he carried a large, white seashell on his back, representing the moon itself; in others he had butterfly wings. He was a son of Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue.
While many Neopagan authors and feminist scholars claim that there was an original Great Goddess in prehistoric cultures that was linked to the moon and formed the basis of later religions, the Great Goddess figure is highly speculative and not a proven concept. It is important to note that most of the oldest civilizations mentioned above had male lunar deities, and it was only later cultures - the classical ones most people are familiar with - that featured strong female moon goddesses.
Link: http://metaphysicallymagickal.tumblr.com/lunarastrology
In Aztec mythology, Tecciztecatl (???old moon god??; also Tecuciztecal, Tecuciztecatl) was a lunar deity, representing the old ???man-on-the-moon??. He could have been the sun god, but he feared the sun??s fire, so Nanahuatzin became the sun god and Tecciztecatl (in the form of a rabbit) was promptly thrown into the moon. In some depictions he carried a large, white seashell on his back, representing the moon itself; in others he had butterfly wings. He was a son of Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue.
While many Neopagan authors and feminist scholars claim that there was an original Great Goddess in prehistoric cultures that was linked to the moon and formed the basis of later religions, the Great Goddess figure is highly speculative and not a proven concept. It is important to note that most of the oldest civilizations mentioned above had male lunar deities, and it was only later cultures - the classical ones most people are familiar with - that featured strong female moon goddesses.
Link: http://metaphysicallymagickal.tumblr.com/lunarastrology
Hahaha, Naruto goes just beyond face value. It about culture, humanity and it Morals. The creator of the show kishimoto use Myths to to ask readers about morality,humanity and how will you deal with it or make decisions.
I want to know a bit more about this culture.
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