Talk:Amaterasu
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Should this page not have a picture of the goddess herself, rather than just the same torii as appears in Japanese mythology? elvenscout742 19:31, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I saw a picture of amaterasu on this page 
. If it can be used please do so.
Is the alternative spelling "AmateraTsu" correct? The relatively few Google hits seem to be typos or bogus "corrections" by non-Japanese. Can anyone check?
Jorge Stolfi 02:33, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Hmm, I've never heard of the "アマテラツ" spelling or reading in Japan. At least the relevant edits[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Amateratsu&diff=214111&oldid=194269)[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Amaterasu&diff=681702&oldid=462072) seem not to be based on so accurate information. Mulukhiyya 03:07, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Hrm.
Looking it up on google seems to suggest that, yeah, they are just typos and other common mistakes. Dictionary.com also has two entries for "Amaterasu" and none for "Amateratsu." (UrbanDictionary also has one post for Amaterasu, and none for Amateratsu.) - Checking out Everything2, there were two hits for Amaterasu and, again, None for Amateratsu. I think it would be safe to assume that the correct spelling is "Amaterasu." I've gone ahead and removed the alternate spelling from the article, along with the question marks.
I've never seen it spelled "Amateratsu" anywhere.
