Wani clan

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The Wani clan (和珥氏) was a sacerdotal Japanese clan. According to the Kojiki, the Wani clan was descended from Prince Ameoshitarashi, a son of Emperor Kōshō. The Wani clan is believed to be related to Wani dragons, with Naniwa-neko Takefurukuma described as an ancestor. Marrying women of the Wani clan was believed to give the Emperor control over the sea. They had a similar religious role to the Sarume clan as mediums, so many women of the Sarume clan had husbands of the Wani clan perform ritual roles as substitutes for men of the Sarume clan. The clan declined in the 7th century but cadet branches such as the Ono clan and the Kakinomoto clan continued to thrive. They were sometimes called the Wanizumi clan, with -mi being an honorific suffix.