There is also an account in which Hisahide did not in fact die on Mt. Shigi but successfully escaped to become Hideyoshi's 'otogishu' (advisor) while concealing the Kotenmyo Hiragumo on Mt. Katsuragi.
実は信貴山で死なず逃げおおせ、古天明平蜘蛛を葛城山に隠し、自身は、秀吉の御伽衆になったという説もある。