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In Japanese mythology, Ama-tsu-Mikaboshi (ja:天津甕星, "August Star of Heaven"),〔New Larousse encyclopedia of mythology, by Félix Guirand and Robert Graves, Hamlyn, 1968, p.415〕 also called ''Ame-no-Kagaseo'' (ja:天香香背男, "Brilliant Male"),〔〔 and later ''Ama-no-Minaka-nushi'' ("Divine Lord of the middle heavens")〔〔(Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities ) by Charles Russell Coulter and Patricia Turner, Routledge, 4 Jul 2013, p.96〕 was originally a Shinto god of the Pole Star and the primordial chaos.〔〔 Under Chinese Buddhist influence,〔 the god was identified with "Myo-Ken" (Sudarshana),〔 as either Venus〔 or the pole star, before being combined with the god of all stars, Ama-no-Minaka-Nushi.〔〔 He is mentioned in passing in the ''Nihon Shoki'' as an opponent of Takemikazuchi-no-kami during the latter's conquest of the land of Izumo, and is sometimes identified with the figure of Takeminakata in the ''Kojiki''. ==In modern media== The Mikaboshi legend was adapted in Super Sentai series, ''Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger'' as the ultimate goal of its antagonists, the Jakanja. Mikaboshi inspired the Marvel Comics character of the same name, which was prominent during the ''Chaos War'' event as the mastermind behind it, and was revealed to be a personification of the Universe before creation. White Wolf's tabletop roleplaying game ''Scion'' is a major antagonist. He also features as an antagonist in the White Wolf game lines ''Wraith: the Oblivion'' and ''Kindred of the East''. In the PlayStation 2 game ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon'', Mikaboshi appears as a boss character in the fifth chapter. The Okami franchise bases its final boss on Mikaboshi, representing the cycles of human evil and corruption. Amatsu-Mikaboshi is revered by the Seitenguu shrine in the visual novel ''Hoshizora no Memoria'', where he is represented by a meteorite that fell on the town in which the game takes place. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amatsu-Mikaboshi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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