Since then, the West shrine was called Omiya shrine as Onamuchi no kami god (the god enshrined at the West shrine) have been positioned as having a higher rank than the Ohoyamakuhi no kami god.
以降、元々の神である大山咋神よりも大己貴神の方が上位とみなされるようになり、「大宮」と呼ばれた。