When a Hoken (prized sword) was found in the tail of the giant snake, the villagers named it "Kogitsune maru," and dedicated it to Isonokami-jingu Shrine located in Tenri.
大蛇の尾から宝剣が見つかり、村人はこの宝剣を「小狐丸」と名づけ、天理の石上神宮へ奉納した。