He tried to retrieve his wife from the underworld after she died in childbirth. When Izanami died giving birth to the god of fire, Izanaki felt he couldn't live without her, so he went to the underworld to retrieve her. Since she'd already eaten, she couldn't go back. She asked him not to look at her on his way, but he did and was so horrified he placed a rock as barrier to keep the dead on their side of the underworld. A-Z An Alphabetical List of Major Gods and Goddesses An alphabetical list of major gods and goddesses listed on this site.
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