According to a historical story of Kibitsu-jinja Shrine in Okayama City, which has been passed down throughout Okayama Prefecture, Kibitsuhiko no Mikoto and his three retainers, Inukai Takeru, Sasa Morihiko, and Tome Tamaomi defeated Ura, an 'oni' (ogre) who lived in Kino-jo Castle and was terrorizing the area, and to break his curse, they are said to have sealed Ura under the iron pot of the shrine.
岡山県にて広く語り継がれている吉備津神社(岡山市)の縁起物語によると、地域を荒らし鬼ノ城（きのじょう）に住む「鬼」である温羅（うら）を犬飼健（いぬかいたける）・楽々森彦（ささもりひこ）・留玉臣（とめたまおみ）という三人の家来と共に倒し、その祟りを鎮めるために温羅を神社の釜の下に封じたとされている。