In Kojiki, two gods, Kanayamahiko-no-kami and Kanayamabime-no-kami were born, and in the third "alternate writing" of Nihonshoki, only Kanayamahiko-no-kami was born.
古事記では金山毘古神・金山毘売神の二神、日本書紀の第三の一書では金山彦神のみが化生している。