Note 22 — Chapter XIX · Rival Deities of Life and Death, Sunshine and Storm
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“(With these words) he forthwith went up to Heaven, whereupon all the mountains shook, and every land and country quaked. So Ama-terâsu, alarmed at the noise, said: ‘The reason of the ascent hither of His Augustness my elder brother22 is surely no good intent. It is only that he wishes to wrest my land from me.’ ”23