As for HOSHIKAWA no Maro, he is described in the article of July 2, 680 of "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) that Shokinchu HOSHIKAWA no Omi Maro died and was given posthumously the rank of Daishi for his achievements in the year of Jinshin.
星川麻呂については、『日本書紀』の天武天皇9年5月27日に、小錦中星川臣麻呂が死に、壬申の年の功によって大紫の位を贈られたことが見える。