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Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi

By Elizabeth Stein for Mythos Atlas. About the author. Editorial notes are grounded in the site's cited sources and can be challenged through the contact page.

Description

The Grass-Cutting Sword, one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan. It represents the virtue of valor and was discovered within the body of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.

Powers & Abilities

Wind ControlGrass CuttingImperial AuthoritySerpent-Slaying

Origin

"Found by Susanoo within the tail of Yamata no Orochi after he slew the monster. Originally named Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven)."