Susanoo-no-mikoto is the Japanese god of heroes and the ancestor soul and a younger brother of the goddess Amaterasu {see planet  (10385)}. Because of his rebellious spirit, he was banished from the heaven Takamagahara and descended to the country Izumo. He defeated the giant snake Yamata-no-orochi and created the basic land of this world. (M 39656) _ _.