According to ancient Japanese Shinto beliefs, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu

A.
gave birth to the islands of Japan.
B.
was a sister of the Buddha.
C.
wrote the sacred texts of the Shinto religion.
D.
was an ancestor of the Imperial Family.

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According to ancient Japanese Shinto beliefs, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu D. was an ancestor of the Imperial Family. Amaterasu is often considered the most important deity in Shinto and is believed to be the progenitor of the Japanese imperial line.