He appeared as the son of Okuninushi (chief god of Izumo in southern Honshu Island, Japan, and the central character in the important cycle of myths set in that region) at the column of Ashihara no Nakatsukuniheitei (Suppression of the land of Japan) in "Kojiki" (Records of Ancient Matters).
『古事記』の葦原中国平定の段において、大国主の子として登場する。