| Thus, it was also a mound to wish for a 'good catch and memorial service' with whales, which are the temporary form of 'Ebisu,' worshipped as the god of fishery, or as 'prayers for marine safety,' worshipping whales as Watatsumi (tutelary of the sea). |
このことから、「恵比寿」の仮の姿の鯨を漁業の神として「大漁追福」または海神として「海上安全祈祷」などを願い祀った塚でもある。 |