The Heroic Storm God Susanoo

SUSANOO — The Japanese Storm God --- Susanoo, the wild god of

storms, roamed across Japan, bringing thunder wherever he walked. One day,

he found a family crying—an eight-headed dragon named Orochi came every year to devour one of

their daughters. Only Kushinada, the last daughter, remained. Susanoo promised

to save her. He set eight barrels of strong sake around the river, and when the dragon

drank them, all its heads fell asleep. With a flash of lightning,

Susanoo struck, defeating Orochi forever. From the dragon’s tail,

he found a sacred sword—proof that even chaos can create heroes. ---