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the names of the Gods who were born in the midst of Heaven were, (1) Ame-no-Minaka-Nushi-no-Kami (5) or the Divine Lord of the Very Centre of Heaven; (2) Takami-Musubi-no-Kami (6) or the Divine Male (or Lofty) Producer (otherwise known as Sumeragamutsu-Kanrogi-no-Mikoto, (7) i.e., the Divine Male Ancestor); (3) Kami-Musubi-no-Kami, or the Divine Female Producer (otherwise called, Sumeragamutsu-Kanromi-no-Mikoto, or the Divine Female Ancestor, whose son, Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto, became the ancestor of the Nakatomi Family of Asomi rank (8)).
Takuhata-Chichi-Hime-no-Mikoto (Mother of the heavenly ancestor Amatsu-Hiko-no-Mikoto (9)) was the daughter of Takamimusubi-no-Kami, and Ame-no-Oshihi-no-Mikoto (Ancestor of the Otomo Family of Sukune rank (10)) and Ame-no-Futo-Tama-no-Mikoto (Ancestor of the Imbe Family of Sukune rank) were his sons. Among the adherents of Futo-Tama-no-Mikoto are Ame-no-Hiwashi-no-Mikoto (Ancestor of the Imbe Family of Awa Province in Shikoku), Ta-oki-Ho-Oi-no-Mikoto (11) (Ancestor of the Imbe Family of Ki-i-Province), Kushi-Akaru-Tama-no-Mikoto, (12) Ancestor of the Tamatsukuri Family of Izumo Province, and Ame-no-Mahitotsu-no-Mikoto, Ancestor of the Imbe Family of the Tsukushi and Ise Provinces. When Susano-o-no-Kami was going up to Heaven, in order to bid farewell to the Sun-Goddess (Amaterasu-O-Mikami), Kushi-Akaru-Tama-no-Mikoto met him on the way and offered him some beautiful curved jewels. Susano-o-no-Kami accepted the gift, and presented the jewels to the Sun-Goddess, and thus established a Covenant
