Ono no Sarumaru - Ono no Sarumaru

…When Maou grew up, he gave birth to a child by his maid. He was extremely unattractive and resembled a monkey, so she named him Sarumaru, and because he lived in Ono, Oshu, he became Ono Sarumaru. After his death, Ariu no Chujo and his wife became gods of Mount Futara, and were respectively named Nantai Gongen and Nyotai Gongen. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ono no Sarumaro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…馬王成長して侍女に一子を生ませた。容貌いたって見苦しく，猿に似ているがゆえに猿麻呂と名づけ，奥州小野に住むによって小野猿麻呂といった。有宇中将とその妻は死して二荒山の神となり，それぞれ男体権現，女体権現となった。…

※「小野猿麻呂」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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