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Utuchitunumuigani
or Otochitonomoigane (birth and death dates unknown) is the first Kikoe-ōgimi priestess of Ryūkyū Kingdom's second Shō dynasty. Her divine name is 月清, transcribed as "Gessei" or "Tsukikiyora" depending on the sources. She is the daughter of the first king of the second Shō dynasty, Shō En, and of his queen Ogiyaka, as well as the sister of the third king of the dynasty, Shō Shin. After the death of her father, while in charge of the ceremonies for the coronation of her uncle, Shō Sen'i, Shō En's brother, she announces that the gods are opposed to the succession and would rather have Shō Shin, Shō En's son, on the throne. Shō Sen'i abdicates in favour of his nephew. Originally the (lit. "sister-goddess") of the king performing protective rites in the domestic sphere, she becomes, after the great religious reform decided by her brother, the head of the hierarchic network of noro (priestess), noro priestesses, who are in charge of the rites in the whole Ryūky� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikoe-ōgimi
is the title worn by the highest priestess of the Ryukyuan religion, ryūkyūan religion. Although the title is mentioned in sources dealing with periods older than the Ryūkyū Kingdom, the current characteristics of the function have been fixed during the great religious reform at the beginning of the second Shō dynasty. Kikoe-ōgimi is the (the “sister-goddess” of the person with the highest status in the Ryūkyū Kingdom: the king. She protects by her spiritual power non only the king but also the whole kingdom. The function is assumed by a woman close to the king (sister, queen, daughter) or a member of a minor branch of the royal family. Kikoe-ōgimi is at the top of the hierarchy of the noro (priestess), ''noro'' priestesses of the whole kingdom and owns direct authority on them, although the king appoints them. She is responsible for the ceremonies held at the most sacred site of Okinawa Island, Sefa-utaki, Sēfa Utaki as well as the ones given in the ten ''utakis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
