They argue that the Hieda clan stemmed from the same family as the Sarume no kimi clan who had Amenouzume (goddess of entertainment) as its earliest ancestor and was assigned to serve the Imperial Court as miko (a shrine maiden) and nyoju (a court lady in a lower rank).
稗田氏はアメノウズメを始祖とする猿女君（さるめのきみ）と同族であり、猿女君は巫女や女孺（にょうじゅ。下級女官）として朝廷に仕える一族であるというのがその根拠である。