According to ancient Japanese Shinto beliefs, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu

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

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According to ancient Japanese Shinto beliefs, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu:

A. was an ancestor of the Imperial Family.

Amaterasu is revered as one of the principal deities in Shinto and is considered to be the ancestor of the Japanese imperial family.