This deity (Kose no Hafuri or Kose no Hime Myojin) is considered an indigenous deity (ujigami) of the Kasuga region and regarded as the tutelary deity of the Kasuga Clan, an ancient noble family who had a base in this region.
この神は当地の地主神と考えられ、当地に基盤のあった春日氏の氏神とされる。