For example, according to the "Kojiki" when Yamato Takeru climbed Mt. Ibuki he encountered an avatar of the god of the mountain, only to announce that since it was merely a messenger of the god, he would destroy it on his way back home.
例えば『古事記』においてヤマトタケルが伊吹山に登ったとき山の神の化身に出合ったが、倭建命はこれは神の使いだから帰りに退治しようと言挙げした。