@femmefatalenet | event seven | amaterasu + mirror | death
Inside the cave, Amaterasu heard the merriment and wondered how they could be having a celebration without her. Finally, her curiosity overwhelmed her and she opened the cave door a crack and peeked out. A mirror (the Yata no Kagami) had been installed directly outside the door to Sky-Rock-Cave and when the door was cracked even a bit, the dazzling beauty of Amaterasu was reflected back to her.
She had never seen herself and stood in shock at the brilliant reflection of her own divine beauty. Quickly, the other gods pulled the door open and fastened it so that Amaterasu was fully exposed and the door could not be closed again. And so … the sun returned to the earth and life was saved.
