In "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters) he is said to be a son of Kamimusubi (Kamimusubi no Kami), and in "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) he is said to be a son of Takamimusubi (Takamimusubi no Kami).
古事記ではカミムスビ（かみむすびのかみ）の子とされ、日本書紀ではタカミムスビ（たかみむすびのかみ）の子とされる。