After Enryakuji Temple of the Tendai sect was constructed on Mt. Hiei, Ooyamakuinokami and Oomononushinokami were venerated as tutelary deities of the temple as they were guardian deities of the region.
比叡山に天台宗の延暦寺ができてからは、大山咋神・大物主神は地主神として天台宗・延暦寺の守護神とされた。