All were star gods related to Venus, representing knives in gogyo-setsu (the theory of the five elements), which made them feared as Araburu Kami (malignant gods) in terms of the almanac and orientation.
いずれも金星に関連する星神で、五行説（ごんき）は刃物に通じ、荒ぶる神として、特に暦や方位の面で恐れられた。