He is a god of blacksmithing and is thought to be the same god as Amatsumara, who is described as a smith in the iwato-gakure section of the "Kojiki" (the Records of Ancient Matters).
鍛冶の神であり、古事記の岩戸隠れの段で鍛冶をしていると見られる天津麻羅と同神とも考えられる。