Takemikazuchi was originally a local god (
kunitsukami) revered by the Ō clan,[5] and was a god of maritime travel.[5] 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)).[5]
^Frédéric, L.; Louis-Frédéric; Roth, K. (2005).
Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press reference library. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
ISBN978-0-674-01753-5. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
Takemikazuchi was originally a local god (
kunitsukami) revered by the Ō clan,[5] and was a god of maritime travel.[5] 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)).[5]
^Frédéric, L.; Louis-Frédéric; Roth, K. (2005).
Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press reference library. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
ISBN978-0-674-01753-5. Retrieved 2020-11-21.