Taishi Munakata

Taishi Munakata (宗像 大師 Munakata Taishi) is the older brother of Reisi Munakata.

Etymology

 * The name Taishi means "big, great" (大) (dai/tai) and "expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war" (師) (shi).
 * Taishi's surname Munakata means "religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence" (宗) (muna) and "image, statue, picture, figure" (像) (kata).
 * Munakata is taken from the Three Munakata Goddesses (宗像三女神, Munakata san jojin).
 * In the mythology, Susano-o Mikoto (素戔嗚尊, Susano-o Mikoto) went to bid his sister Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神, Amaterasu-ōmikami) goodbye, however, Amaterasu doubted his intention; to prove his sincerity, Susano-o gave Amaterasu the Sword of Totsuka (十束剣, Totsuka-no-Tsurugi) which Amaterasu shattered and used to create the Three Munakata Goddesses from the sword's debris. The Three Munakata Goddesses were believed to be the sea goddesses.