The peaches that had saved him he named Their Augustness the Great Divine Fruit, and they are honored in some parts of Japan to this day. Now, when he came back into the world again, Izanagi felt very weary, and searched for a clear stream to wash away the foulness of the Lower Regions which clung to him. When he had found one he bathed therein, and of this washing many evil gods were born; among them were the Gods of Crookedness, who love to plague mankind. Seeing this evil, he made the Gods of Straightening, to make crooked things straight. Now, when he had rested and accomplished his purification, he created the greatest of his children in this wise: Descending once more into the clear stream, he bathed his left eye, and forth sprang Amaterasu, the great Sun Goddess. Sparkling with light, she rose from the waters as the Sun rises in the East, and her brightness was wonderful, and shone through Heaven and Earth; never was seen such radiant glory. Izanagi rejoiced greatly, and said, “There is none like this Miraculous Child!” Taking a necklace of jewels, he put it round her neck and said, “Rule Thou over the Plain of High Heaven!” Thus Amaterasu became the source of all life and light; the glory of her shining has warmed and comforted all mankind, and she is worshipped by them unto this day. Then he bathed his right eye, and there appeared her brother, the Moon God. Izanagi said: “Thy beauty and radiance are next to the Sun in splendor; rule thou over the Dominion of Night!” When the two beautiful ones had departed, a third God came forth, whose name was Susa-wo. He was a god with a strange destiny, and could never be at peace, sweeping ceaselessly over hills and valleys with his long beard floating behind him. Izanagi gave him dominion over the sea. But he was not content and neglected his kingdom, restlessly roaming over the earth, so that the green mountains withered and the rivers dried up. The murmuring of spirits he woke with his moaning was as the sound of innumerable bees. So Izanagi in his wrath banished him to the Nether Regions, and, having accomplished his work, withdrew into an Island Cave, and abode there till the End. CHAPTER VII MOTHER-MYTHS AND CHILD-MYTHS In all the myths we have learned about so far there has been very little of the purely human element of affection, yet it is true that reverence and love for the mother of all things was one of the earliest instincts in the mind of primitive man, as well as love and even reverence for children. The idea of the earth as a mother is a very simple and natural one, and so we find everywhere that the earth has been personified as a mother.