Areotome - That maiden

Japanese: アレオトメ - あれおとめ
Areotome - That maiden

...This was a festival to invite the god of Kifune (the god of water) from the upper reaches of the Kamo River down to the sacred mountain behind the Kamo Shrine to celebrate the birth of a young god and to pray for fertility. Miare means the birth of a young god, and the shrine maiden who serves in this secret ritual was called Areotome. Tamayorihime is a one-time legendary figure of Areotome, and is a universal name in mythology given to shrine maidens with mysterious spiritual powers. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "areotome" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは賀茂川上流の貴船の神(水の神)を賀茂社裏の神山に招き降ろして若神の誕生を迎え豊穣を祈る祭りであった。ミアレとは若神の誕生をいい,その秘儀につかえる巫女をアレオトメといった。タマヨリヒメとはこのアレオトメを一回的な伝説上の人物として語ったもので,神秘的霊力をもった巫女に与えられる神話上の普遍的な名称である。…

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