Asked by james

According to ancient Japanese Shinto beliefs, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu
A.
was an ancestor of the Imperial Family.
B.
was a sister of the Buddha.
C.
gave birth to the islands of Japan.
D.
wrote the sacred texts of the Shinto religion.

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A. was an ancestor of the Imperial Family.

In Shinto myth, Amaterasu Ōmikami, the sun goddess, is considered the progenitor of the Japanese imperial line (through her grandson Ninigi and his descendant Emperor Jimmu).