In any event, his name, which contains the Chinese character of '天' (heaven), suggests that he may have been closely connected to the ancestors of the imperial family (just like deities in Takamanohara (heaven)). いずれにせよ、「天」が名前につき、皇室の祖先に深く関係する神(例:高天原の神)並みの表記である。 |