According to the history books compiled during the Nara Period including "Kojiki" (Records of Ancient Matters) and "Nihon Shoki" (Chronicles of Japan), Nozuchi is a nickname of Kaya no Hime (the goddess of grass) and a spirit of fields and of mountains.
奈良時代の歴史書『古事記』や『日本書紀』では草の女神カヤノヒメの別名とされ、山野の精とされた。