Ō clan explained

Founder:	Kamuyaimimi
Parent House:	Imperial House of Japan
Cadet Branches:	Aso clan

is a descendant clan of Jimmu and Himetataraisuzu-hime. They are descended from Kamuyaimimi.^{[1] [2]}

Ō no Yasumaro was a famous member. He became head of the clan in 716 around the time he wrote the Kojiki.^{[3] [4]}

Relationship with Takemikazuchi

See main article: Takemikazuchi. Takemikazuchi was originally a local god (kunitsukami) revered by the Ō clan,^[5] and was a god of maritime travel. 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 in his Jinja to kodai ōken saishi (1989). He goes on to theorize that the Ō clan was originally, but was usurped by the Nakatomi who were among the "lesser priesthood" (the latter claims descent from the).

Bibliography

• Book: Chamberlain, Basil Hall. Basil Hall Chamberlain. A Translation of the "Ko-ji-ki," or a record of ancient matters. 1882. 1919. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. X.
  • Book: 武田, 祐吉 (Yūkichi Takeda). 中村啓信. 新訂古事記. 講談社. 1977. 1996. 4-04-400101-4. 60, 62, 77, 78, 95.
• Book: Aston, William George. Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. 1. London. Japan Society of London. 1896. 9780524053478 . William George Aston., English translation
  • Book: 宇治谷, 孟 (Tsutomu Ujitani). 日本書紀. 上. 講談社. 1988. 9780802150585.

Notes and References

1. Book: Grapard, Allan G. . The Protocol of the Gods: A Study of the Kasuga Cult in Japanese History . 2023-04-28 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-91036-2 . en.
2. Book: Tenri Journal of Religion . 1968 . Tenri University Press . en.
3. Obunsha Japanese Encyclopedia 3rd Edition
4. Aston (1995:xv)
5. Book: 小向, 正司 . 神道の本 . 学研 . 1992 . Books Esoterica . 2 . 76–7. (zasshi code 66951-07; kyōtsu zasshi code T10-66951-07-1000)