A similar version is also found in the "Tale of the Heike," whereby Atsuta Myojin (Shinto-Buddhist human god of Atsuta-jingu Shrine) orders Sumiyoshi Daimoyojin (Shinto-Buddhism great human god of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine) to chase Dogyo and kick him to death.
同様の話が『平家物語』にも見え、こちらでは熱田明神が住吉三神を討っ手に道行を蹴殺したことになっている。