Shitteokitai Nippon No Shinwa (Kadokawa Sofuia Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The world of myths such as "Izanagi Izanami no Kunizukuri", "Amaterasu no Iwato no Kakure", "Inaba no Shirousagi", and "Yamatotakeru no Orochi wo Orochi wo Sukeru", which should have been familiar to us since childhood, are surprisingly vague. Myths that everyone should know are categorized into creation myths, myths about ancient emperors, shrine creation myths, and others. The easy-to-understand modern translations of these complex myths allow readers to enjoy to their heart's content the wide-ranging world of mythology, including the deities' exploits, wars, and sufferings.

「イザナギ・イザナミの国造り」「アマテラスの岩戸隠れ」「因幡の白兎」「ヤマトタケルのオロチ退治」など、子供のときから知っているはずなのに、意外にあやふやな神話の世界。誰でも知っておきたい神話を天地創造神話、古代天皇に関する神話、神社創祀の神話などに分類して紹介しました。やさしい現代語訳で複雑な神話の内容がすっきりわかるので、神々の活躍、狼藉、受難など、多岐にわたる神話の世界を心ゆくまで楽しめます。