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Di Jun帝俊
Ancient mythical emperor, father of the Ten Suns and Houji, bestowed bows and arrows upon Yi.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 12
- RELATION RECORDS
- 13
- SOURCE WORKS
- 1
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Di Jun, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
12 figures · 13 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Di JunisHouji’s father
the Yellow Emperor—Di Junancient imperial lineage
Source record
- Xihe2
Di Jun—Xihespouse
Di JunisSanshen’s father
Di JunisYan Long’s father
Di JunisYuhao’s father
Di JunisDi Hong’s father
Di JunisZhong Rong’s father
Di JunisJi Li’s father
Di JunisHeichi’s father
Di Jun—Ehuangspouse
Di Jun—Chang Xispouse
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In fiction · Classic of Mountains and Seas
Great emperor of ancient mythology, his wife Xihe gave birth to the Ten Suns, his wife Ehuang gave birth to the Three-Body Kingdom. He fathered descendants including Houji, Zhongrong, Yanlong, and Yuhao, bestowed bows and arrows upon Yi, and south of the mound there is a bamboo grove large enough to make boats.
History vs. fiction
The father of the sun and moon, often conflated with Emperor Ku in later ages.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas, 'Great Wilderness South' records: 'Xihe, the wife of Di Jun, gave birth to the ten suns'; 'Great Wilderness West' records: 'Di Jun's wife Changxi gave birth to the twelve moons.' In the mythological system of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Di Jun's status as the father of the sun and moon and the supreme god of the eastern tribes is very stable and unified.
- based on factWhether he is the same person as Emperor Ku
In the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the supreme god "Emperor Jun" appears frequently. However, in orthodox historical texts such as the "Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors", the name Emperor Jun completely disappears, replaced by "Emperor Ku". Due to many overlapping deeds, later generations often merged them, but in early classics, Emperor Jun of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and Emperor Ku of the "Records of the Grand Historian" were independent of each other. The original text of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of the Great Wilderness: East" reads: 「羲和者，帝俊之妻，是生十日。」 The original text of the "Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors" reads: 「帝喾高辛者，黄帝之曾孙也。」
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