Eototo is the spiritual counterpart of the village chief and as such is called "father" of all the kachinas. He appears at Powamuya and Niman dances. Eototo knows all of the ceremonial rituals and assumes leadership of them. He controls the seasons and is sometimes called the husband of Hahai-i Wuhti.
During the Powamuya or Bean Dance on Third Mesa, he conducts an elaborate ceremony with his lieutenant, Aholi. He draws cloud symbols in corn flower on the ground pointing into the village.
Aholi places his ceremonial staff on these and roars out his call. Then they both proceed onward toward the village. This is designed to draw the clouds and moisture into the pueblo.
Eototo "goes to the north end of the kiva, rubs a handful of sacred meal to the north side of the hatchway and then pours a little water into the kiva, which is caught up in a bowl by a man standing on a ladder." This offering to the north is then repeated to the other three cardinal directions. Water and the fruitfulness of the earth are thus what his appearance at Powamu promises to the Hopi.
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