Omonoimi no Chichi - Omonoimi no Chichi

...From the time of the shrine's establishment, the daughters of the Arakida clan served as deputy chief priests of the Arakida clan, who were also called Kora in the Middle Ages and later, and were made to serve as adopted daughters of the Omonoimi no Chichi of the time. The Omonoimi no Chichi was responsible for assisting the Omonoimi and carrying out his duties. They led the other Omonoimi no Chichi in cooking the sacred food offered to the Sumeragi-no-Okami and in the Omikaze Festival, and recited prayers. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Omonokifu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…鎮座の当時から，荒木田氏の童女がこれにあたった。中世以降は子良（こら）とも称し，馬瀬村下野村在住の権禰宜（ごんのねぎ）家である荒木田系の子女を時の大物忌父（おおものいみのちち）の養女として奉仕させた。大物忌父とは，大物忌をたすけてその職を勤め行わせる役で，他の物忌父を率いて皇大神にそなえる神饌の調理や大御饌祭に奉仕して，祝詞を奏上した。…

※「大物忌父」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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