Izanami vs. Izanagi — What's the Difference?

Izanami no mikoto (伊弉冉尊/伊邪那美命, meaning "she who invites") is a creator deity of both creation and death in Japanese mythology. She is the former wife of the god Izanagi-no-mikoto.

Izanagi (イザナギ) or Izanaki (イザナキ) is a creator deity (kami) in Japanese mythology. He and his sister-wife Izanami are the last of the seven generations of primordial deities that manifested after the formation of heaven and earth.

The sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan.

The god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami.

Sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan

The god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami