Immanuelle/Ō clan
Parent houseImperial House of Japan
FounderKamuyaimimi
Cadet branchesAso clan

Ō clan (多氏, Ō no uji, also written as 大氏) 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

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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]

Genealogy

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Notelist

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  1. According to the "Shinsen Shōjiroku" in the entry for "Imarita Muraji" under the Right Capital Royal Family, Kamiyaimimi no Mikoto had a child named Kamihiko Yaemimi no Mikoto[6].
  2. According to the "Shinsen Shōjiroku" in the entry for "Imarita Muraji" under the Right Capital Royal Family, Kamihiko Yaemimi no Mikoto had a child named Nogahara no Sukune[6].

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References

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  1. Grapard, Allan G. (2023-04-28). The Protocol of the Gods: A Study of the Kasuga Cult in Japanese History. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-91036-2.
  2. Tenri Journal of Religion. Tenri University Press. 1968.
  3. Obunsha Japanese Encyclopedia 3rd Edition
  4. Aston (1995:xv)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 小向, 正司 (1992). 神道の本. Books Esoterica. Vol. 2. 学研. pp. 76–7.(zasshi code 66951-07; kyōtsu zasshi code T10-66951-07-1000)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 『新撰姓氏録』右京皇別茨田連条

Bibliography

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Japanese Mythology & Folklore

Mythic Texts and Folktales:
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Urashima Tarō | Kintarō | Momotarō | Tamamo-no-Mae
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Susanoo | Ama-no-Uzume | Inari
List of divinities | Kami | Seven Lucky Gods
Legendary Creatures:
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