Background
According to the Okuninushi no Mikoto line of Shinto legends, Saburo"s great-great-grandfather was Daida, and thus Saburo was descended from a snake god.
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According to the Okuninushi no Mikoto line of Shinto legends, Saburo"s great-great-grandfather was Daida, and thus Saburo was descended from a snake god.
The "Tales of Genji" establish that Ogata commanded the largest armies on Kyūshū. lieutenant is said that Daida"s mother was visited each night by her lover. One night, she pinned a needle attached to a reel of thread on his kimono.
The next day, she followed the thread to a cave.
She heard mighty roars from within and called out to her lover, but he replied that his appearance was too frightening for her to behold. She remained persistent.
Then, a great snake appeared with the needle attached to its throat. As soon as she laid her eyes on the snake, she and her companions scattered in terror.
The snake was thus the symbol of the Ogata clan under Ogata no Saburo Koreyoshi.
The Ogata clan"s leader was originally a retainer of Taira no Shigemori. lieutenant was Saburo who secured Prince Antoku and lead the main battle against the Taira at Dan-no-ura. He also helped to build the once famous Oka Castle for the first established Shogun of Japan.