Amaterasu vs Sun-goddess of Arinna

Supreme goddess of the sun and universe. Ruler of the High Celestial Plain. Divine ancestor of the Japanese Imperial family. Most important deity in Shinto.

Born from Izanagi's left eye during his purification ritual. She was assigned to rule the heavens. Her grandson Ninigi descended to Earth, becoming ancestor of Japan's emperors.

**Amaterasu-omikami** stands as the most important deity in Shinto, embodying the sun itself and serving as the divine ancestor of Japan's Imperial family. Her name translates to "Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven," reflecting her role as the source of all light and life in the cosmos.

The Hattian sun-goddess of the holy city of Arinna, queen of the land of Hatti and, with the Storm-god, the highest deity of the Hittite state cult; Queen Puduhepa's prayer equates her with the Hurrian goddess Hebat.

The Sun-goddess of Arinna was a Hattian deity (her Hattian name was Wurunšemu) whom the Hittite kings made one of the two heads of their state religion. Royal prayers address her as the queen of the land of Hatti, and kings described the land and kingship as belonging to her and the Storm-god, who was regarded as her husband. Her holy city, Arinna, lay within a day's journey of Hattusa, but its site has never been securely identified; this site therefore does not give it a map location.