KAMO no agatanushi, the territorial rulers of Kamo, who were based in Kadono in Yamashiro Province and dedicated themselves to Kamo-jinja Shrine for generations are reputed to be descended from KAMO taketsunumi no mikoto (a Japanese mythological god) who transformed into Yatagarasu (a mythological giant crow) and guided the Emperor Jinmu.
山城国葛野を本拠とし代々賀茂神社に奉斎した賀茂県主（かものあがたぬし）は、八咫烏に化身して神武天皇を導いた賀茂建角身命を始祖とする。