She appears in many legends and has various aspects, but the two major ones are the 'Jealous ogress' encountered and killed by MINAMOTO no Tsuna at Ichijo Modori-bashi Bridge, and the 'Guardian deity of the bridge' enshrined in Hashihime-jinja Shrine near Uji-bashi Bridge.
多様な伝承と側面を持ち、主なものに源綱が一条戻り橋で遭遇し斬った「嫉妬の鬼」、宇治橋そばの橋姫神社に祭られている「橋の守り神」、の2つがある。