There is also an opinion that because NAKATOMI no Kamatari was from Kashima and the Fujiwara clan, which were descended from him revered Takemikazuchi no kami as their ujigami (a guardian god of a particular place or family in the Shinto religion), they demeaned the reputation of Takeminakata no kami in order to raise the military prestige of Takemikazuchi no kami.
これは、中臣鎌足の出身は鹿島であり、彼を祖とする藤原氏は建御雷神を氏神として篤く信仰していたため、藤原氏が氏神の建御雷神の武威を高めるために、建御名方神を貶めたという説もある。