Amaterasu in Okami is the white wolf that you play as. She is based off of Amaterasu the sun goddess in Japan.
Amaterasu isn't a wolf in mythology,she appears in a human form.Amaterasu being a wolf in Okami was actually a pun, because there are two ways of translating her name, "Wolf goddess" and "sun goddess". I'm not too sure if the translation is right though. It actually attracts more players to the game,Amaterasu being a wolf,so I guess this is another reason she appears as a wolf.
Amaterasu is depicted as a white wolf and is the representation of the Sun Goddess in the video game Okami. She possesses powers related to the elements of fire, such as controlling flames and producing heat.
Amaterasu is one of the principle deities of Shinto. She is a sun goddess.
Amaterasu
The sun goddess Amaterasu.
The Name Amaterasu is for Females only so Amaterasu is a Female she is a goddess of the Sun and that term is used for female gods.
Amaterasu-ōmikami
Okami Amaterasu. Shawna
Amaterasu is the worshiped Japanese sun goddess.
First off: A dog is a pet nowadays, a domesticated wild animal, understand me? While a wolf is a wild animal, no where near a domesticated dog. Put that and that together and you get your answer. Amaterasu is a god, that has taken upon a life form. Your answer? Amaterasu is technically a wolf.
Amaterasu is a goddess...therefore the wolf is a female..and okami doesn't look at girls clevage,issun the creature that travels with her is the one who makes the perverse statements and she is also a female as well due to what the gods tell her when her and issun find a celestral brushstroke and the god of that stroke calls her mother amaterasu "origin of all that is good and mother to us all"so this little statement proves that amaterasu is a female