天てん祖そ

noun

the ancestral Sun Goddess; Amaterasu

Shinto term referring to Amaterasu Ōmikami, the sun goddess and mythical ancestress of the imperial line. Used in historical and religious contexts.

• 天てん祖そは皇こう室しつの祖そ先せん神しんとされている。

  The ancestral Sun Goddess is considered the ancestral deity of the imperial family.