In the Jinmu tosei (the Eastern expedition of the Emperor Jinmu) in the "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters), Nigihayahi no Mikoto appears as a deity enshrined by Nagatsunehiko, who was a powerful local clan in the region of Yamato Province.
『古事記』では、神武天皇の神武東征において大和国地方の豪族である長髄彦が奉じる神として登場する。