Ōshi clan
Ōshi clan is a descendant of Jimmu and Himetataraisuzu-hime Ō clan (多氏 Ō no uji, also written as 大氏)
Takemikazuchi was originally a local god (kuni-tsu-kami) revered by the Ō clan (多氏 Ō no uji, also written as 大氏),[1] and was a god of maritime travel.[1] However, the Nakatomi clan who also has roots in this region, and when they took over control of priestly duties from the Ō clan, they also instituted Takemikazuchi as the Nakatomi clan's ujigami (clan deity). Or so this is the observation by Iwao Ōwa [ja] in his Jinja to kodai ōken saishi (1989). He goes on to theorize that the Ō clan was originally ōmi (大忌 "greater taboo (priesthood)"), but was usurped by the Nakatomi who were among the "lesser priesthood" (the latter claims descent from the Inbe clan (忌部氏)).[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 小向, 正司 (1992). 神道の本. Books Esoterica. 2. 学研. pp. 76–7. Search this book on
(zasshi code 66951-07; kyōtsu zasshi code T10-66951-07-1000)
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