I like learning about mythology. I consider myself very well versed into Roman and Green Mythology. I am sure there is a few more thing that I can learned in this area but I know a lot. What I find interesting is learning more about other pantheon. I found a video on Raijin, the Japanese God of Thunder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y1AJaJT-0c It is nice to learn about him. I never knew about a Japanese God of Thunder.
I must admit my lack of knowledge of the Japanese Pantheon. I mainly know about Amaterasu and Susanoo. I know that Amaterasu is the Goddess of the Sun and Susanoo is related to storm. I don't understand everything about the story they have together. I only know that it lead to a battle or dispute between the two. I also know about Izanami and Izagani. It is a couple that created the Japanese Island. There is a relation between them and the Underworld. For what I know, I think it look like the descent into the Underworld done by Inanna, in the Sumerian mythos or Orpheus, in the Greek mythology. In the case of the Japaneses, it is Izagani that does the travel to the underworld. I find that story, like the one of Orpheus, to be a bit romantic or chivalrious.
I find really easy to find knowledge about the Roman and Greek myths but it is not that easy when it comes to other pantheon. For me, I would like the informations about various pantheon should be all on the same level. Each pantheon should be treated in the same level of access. There are people that still believe in various pantheon. So, it should be easy to learn more about those too. In addition, people are keeping those pantheon alive, it show the great diversity of belief.
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