At the beginning the universe was immersed in a beaten kind of matter (chaos) in the shape of an egg, When Takamagahara was formed, a small plant was formed • '''''' • '''''' • ''''''. Then these gods: • '''''' • '''''' These five deities, known as
Kotoamatsukami, appeared spontaneously, did not have a definite sex, did not have partners (
hitorigami) and went into hiding after their emergence. These gods are not mentioned in the rest of the mythology. • '''''' • '''''' These gods also emerged spontaneously, did not have a defined sex, did not have a partner, and hid at birth. and they also gave birth to a large number of gods (
Kamiumi). One of these gods being
Amaterasu (the sun goddess of the
Shinto religion). ==See also==