In Japanese mythology, the first man and the first woman have children which become gods. The sun goddess, Amaterasu, was born of her father's right eye. Her brother, the moon god, Tsukuyomi, was born of his right eye. Originally, the two siblings shared the sky in peace, but one day, Tsukuyomi discovered that the goddess of earth was producing food from all of her bodily orifices. Tsukuyomi was disgusted by this, and he struck the earth goddess. Because of this, Amaterasu refused to see him ever again, forever dividing night and day, with Amaterasu taking the daytime and Tsukuyomi taking the night.
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