ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes the periods when Amabe-no-Atai Ioji, Eshi, Chishima, and Watamaro served the Kono-jinja Shrine as Shintō priests, then elucidated the actual situation of the Hafuri of the shrine and the rules of succession. It also analyzes the formation process of how the Amabe-no-Atai clan built genealogical relationships with the Wani-no-Omi clan and the Owari-no-Muraji clan. Amabe-uji Keizu begins with Hikohoakari-no-Mikoto. Takefurukuma-no-Sukune is placed two generations after Hikohoakari-no-Mikoto. Between these two people, several generations were omitted. In the middle of the eighth century, the genealogies of many clans were connected to that of the Owari-no-Muraji clan, under the ancestry of Hikohoakari-no-Mikoto. The genealogy of the Amabe-no-Atai clan was connected with the genealogy of the Owari-no-Muraji clan. In the study of genealogy and legend, even if there are points that appear out of context in the modern era, it must be recognized that these points must have held important meaning for the ancient clans.
