Izanagi
c. 712 CE – 2026 CEattested
Awaji
- Japanese
Creator who stirred the sea with a jewelled spear and made the islands from what dripped off it. He went to the underworld for his wife, looked at her when told not to, and ran.
Known for
- islands made from brine dripping off a spear
- the forbidden look
- purification after the underworld
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.