Izanagi and Izanami

Izanagi (いざなぎ, recorded in the Kojiki as 伊邪那岐 and in the Nihon Shoki as 伊弉諾) is a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto, and his name in the Kojiki is roughly translated to as “he-who-invites” or Izanagi-no-mikoto. He is also known as Izanagi-no-Okami. In Japanese mythology, Izanami-no-Mikoto (Japanese: 伊弉冉尊…