Susanoo

Susanoo, Japanese god of the raging storms (Art by Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

### Aliases

Susanoo, Susano-o, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Take-haya-Susanoo, Takehaya-Susanoo-no-Mikoto

### Affiliation

Amatsukami, Kunitsukami, Japanese Myriad Alliance

## Relatives

### Consorts

Kushinadahime, Kamu-Ōichihime, Samirahime

### Offspring

Ōtoshi, Ukanomitama, Oshihomimi, Amenohohi, Amatsuhikone, Ikutsuhikone, Kumanonokusubi, Amanozako

**Susanoo-no-Mikoto**, simply known as **Susanoo**, is the Shinto Kami of Storms and the ocean.

## Overview

Susanoo is a Kami of extreme importance in the shinto religion. Susanoo is the younger brother of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi forming the main three Kami of shintoism. He's often worshipped to ward off storms and other misfortunes. He's also depicted as a sort of vagabound, never really settling down in one place.

## Appearance

Susanoo is often depicted as a man with large unkept black hair, with a simmilarly large beard. He's commonly seen with his signature sword. He's also seen wearing a simple loose fitting kimono, occasionally along with armor placed on top of it.

## Personality

Susanoo is a rambunctious and loud being who is always ready for a fight. Originally susanoo was ill tempered and mischievious, always finding ways to screw with others. He was also very quick to anger, often killing those who slighted in any way whether it was intentional or not.

However after his adventures on earth Susanoo was humbled, becoming a more kind and virtuous Kami, though he still carried his usual rambunctious and trickster nature.

## History

### Origin and banishment

Susanoo was born from Izanagi and Izanami as their third child, however after the catastrophic birth of his brother Kagutsuchi Izanami passed away from the burns she endoured. After Izanagi's failed quest to bring back Izanami Susanoo began to cry for his mother, his crying lasted for days, crying so much that he grew a beard and caused calamity to strike both the earth and Takamagahara. Izanagi eventually had enough of his crying and banished Susanoo from heaven.

### Competition with Amaterasu

Before he left Takamigahara Susanoo wanted to ernestly say goodbye to his sister Amaterasu, as he visited her she was suspect of his motivations. As a sign of good faith he proposed a competition, he and Amaterasu would chew on eachother's belongings (Susanoo's sword and Amaterasu's chain beads) and spit out the resulting gods. Amaterasu spit out Takiribime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime while Susanoo spit out Oshihomimi, Amenohohi, Amatsuhikone, Ikutsuhikone, and Kumanonokusubi. Susanoo happy that he proved his good intentions to his sister went and trampled her rice fields, pooped in her palace and flayed her heavenly hourse after which he threw at one of her maids in a 'raged victory'. Because of his rampage Amaterasu hid herself in a cave, resulting in Susanoo being thrown out of Takamagahara again.

### Susanoo kills Ōgetsuhime

At some point in his banishment, Susanoo grew hungry and sought out the kami of food Ōgetsuhime for a bite to eat. She happily abliged and produced food for him from her rectum, nose, and mouth disgusting Susanoo. In response Susanoo killed her, when he did various crops formed from her dead body.

### Susanoo V.S. Yamata no Orochi

During his journey across the earth durring his banishment Susanoo came across a weeping couple of Kunitsukami, the husband Ashinazuchi and the wife Tenazuchi. The couple explaines that for the past 7 years a monster nammed Yamata no Orochi had been consuming their daughters each year leaving the last one, Kushinadahime. Their plight moved Susanoo's heart as he guarenteed the couple that he would slay Yamata no orochi. In order to hide Kushinadahime he transformed her into a comb that he placed in his hair. Susanoo got Yamato no Orochi drunk off sake before engaging the serpent in battle, killing it. After the battle Susanoo looked through Orochi's corpse finding the sword Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi/Kusanagi no Tsurugi. After the battle Susanoo and Kushinadahime fell in love and got married. Susanoo then ascended to Takamagahara and offered Murakumo to Amaterasu as an apology for all of his evil and reckless deeds, Amaterasu accepted his gift and let him back into Takamagahara.

### Susanoo throws up

At some point the rage that Susanoo had suffered from his entire life had built up in his body reaching a boiling point. His body began to convulse as his rage spilled out, eventually Susanoo threw up all of his rage, the rage coalesced and formed Amanozako.

## Trivia

* It's believed that the story of Susanoo killing Ōgetsuhime is a mutation of the legend of Tsukuyomi killing Ukemochi due to their similarites.