Earthly Sovereign
Encyclopedia
Earthly Sovereign was the second Chinese
legendary king after Pangu
's era. According to Yiwen Leiju
(藝文類聚), he was the second in Three Sovereigns.
(史記),
After he was born, the world was filled in chaos. That year, the sun and the moon born from two eyes of Pangu
, the stars from his
hairs couldn't move smoothly and correctly, which caused many days without sun, or many days with the sun shined all over each day, or many dangerous fallen star accidents. With his power, Dìhuáng corrected the false. He made the sun, the moon move correctly, and stipulated the days of a month, the months of a year.
Dìhuáng`s rule lasted eleven thousand years.
He created Mount Xiong'er (熊耳山 Xióng'ĕr Shān) and Mount Longmen
(龍門山 Lóngmén Shān).
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legendary king after Pangu
Pangu
Pangu was the first living being and the creator of all in Chinese mythology.- The Pangu legend:...
's era. According to Yiwen Leiju
Yiwen Leiju
The Yiwen Leiju is a Chinese encyclopedia completed during the Tang Dynasty by the calligrapher Ouyang Xun.It was divided into 47 sections and many subsections. It covered all subjects and contains many quotations from older works, many long lost. It also cites its sources. It was completed by...
(藝文類聚), he was the second in Three Sovereigns.
Biography
According to Book of HistoryRecords of the Grand Historian
The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name Shiji , written from 109 BC to 91 BC, was the Magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time...
(史記),
- Dìhuáng had eleven heads, was the king of Fire (火德王, Huǒdéwáng).
- Or, Dìhuáng was a king of many achievements, was of eleven brothers, lived to eighteen thousand years old.
After he was born, the world was filled in chaos. That year, the sun and the moon born from two eyes of Pangu
Pangu
Pangu was the first living being and the creator of all in Chinese mythology.- The Pangu legend:...
, the stars from his
Pangu
Pangu was the first living being and the creator of all in Chinese mythology.- The Pangu legend:...
hairs couldn't move smoothly and correctly, which caused many days without sun, or many days with the sun shined all over each day, or many dangerous fallen star accidents. With his power, Dìhuáng corrected the false. He made the sun, the moon move correctly, and stipulated the days of a month, the months of a year.
Dìhuáng`s rule lasted eleven thousand years.
He created Mount Xiong'er (熊耳山 Xióng'ĕr Shān) and Mount Longmen
Mount Longmen (Shanxi)
Lóngmén Shān, Mount Longmen or Longmen Mountain is a mountain in Shanxi province, China. In March-April 2010, the Wangjialing coal mine flood occurred here.-Geography:...
(龍門山 Lóngmén Shān).
See also
- Chinese mythologyChinese mythologyChinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written tradition. These include creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state...
- Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
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