Also, books such as "Heike Monogatari" (Tale of the Heike), "Genpei Seisui-ki" (Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira clans), "Kokin Wakashu Jomonsho Sanryu-sho," and "Shintoshu" (Buddhist Rendition of Shinto Myths) introduce the belief that "Hiruko can be identified with Ebisu (Japanese deity of prosperity) "from a wider perspective: "Hiruko was washed up on Settsu Province and became 'Ebisu-Saburo dono'."and "Nishimiya (shrine) was given to Hiruko by Amaterasu Omikami (the Sun Goddess)."
また、『平家物語』、『源平盛衰記』、『古今和歌集序聞書三流抄』、『神道集』などでは、摂津国に流れ寄り「夷三郎殿」となった、天照大神により西宮を与えられたなど、ヒルコ＝えびす説が広がりを持って語られている。