One of his two children was 月向津彦月弓命 otherwise known as Susanoo no mikoto, in other words, Tsukuyomi (Tsukuyomi no mikoto in "Kojiki" and Tsukuyumi no mikoto in "Nihonshoki") and it is said to be another name of Susanoo (Susanoo no mikoto, written as 素盞嗚尊 or 素戔嗚尊 in "Nihonshoki" and 建速須佐之男命 or 須佐乃袁尊 in "Kojiki").
その2子のうち1子が「月向津彦月弓命亦ノ名須佐之男命」すなわちツクヨミ（『古事記』では月読命、『日本書紀』では月弓尊）であり、スサノオ（『日本書紀』では素盞嗚尊・素戔嗚尊、『古事記』では建速須佐之男命・須佐乃袁尊）の別名とされている。