According to the biography of the Outer Shrine of Ise ("Toyukegu Gishikicho"),Amaterasu Omikami (the Sun Goddess) appeared by the Emperor Yuryaku's bedside, and told him to bring in Toyouke no Okami who was a Mike no Kami (god of foodstuffs) and lived in Hinuma-no-manai, Tanba Province because Amaterasu Omikami did not want to worry about her own food any more.
伊勢神宮外宮の社伝（『止由気宮儀式帳』）では、雄略天皇の夢枕に天照大神が現れ、「自分一人では食事が安らかにできないので、丹波国の比沼真奈井（ひぬまのまない）にいる御饌の神、等由気大神（とようけのおおかみ）を近くに呼び寄せなさい」と言われた。