This god appears in the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) and the "Sendai Kujihongi" (Ancient Japanese History), and he is thought to be the same god as Oyabiko, who appears in the "Kojiki" (the Records of Ancient Matters).
『日本書紀』『先代旧事本紀』に登場するが、『古事記』に登場する大屋毘古神（オホヤビコ）と同一神とされる。