It is written in "Heiji Monogatari" (the Tale of Heiji) that, since MINAMOTO no Yoritomo had a resemblance to Iemori in personal appearance, Ike no zenni begged for his life at the time of the Heiji War.
平治の乱の際、源頼朝の容姿がこの家盛に似ていたために、池禅尼は頼朝の助命嘆願をしたのだと、『平治物語』に記されている。