He is written in "Kojiki" as Ashikagamiwakenokimi, the name of his mother was Yamashiro no kukumamori hime, and he is regarded as the ancestor of Kamakura now ake, Ozu, Iwashiro no wake, and Fukita no wake.
『古事記』では足鏡別王と記され、母の名は山代之玖玖麻毛理比売（やましろのくくまもりひめ）で、鎌倉別、小津、石代別、漁田別の祖とされる。