Haraedo no Okami, therefore, is considered a generic term for the deities created when Izanagi returned from Yomi (Realm of the Dead) and performed misogi, as described in the 'Kamiumi' (Birth of Deities) Chapter of the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan).
祓戸大神とは、日本神話の神産みの段で黄泉から帰還したイザナギが禊をしたときに化成した神々の総称ということになる。