Emperor Shennong - Emperor Shennong

…He is thought to have originally been a conceptual deity located in the south and in charge of the summer season. Because he was in the position of fire in the five elements theory, he was associated with Shennong, one of the Three Emperors, and was called the Yan Emperor Shennong clan. He was historicized as an emperor between Fuxi and the Yellow Emperor. His surname was Jiang. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Entei Shennong" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…もともと南方に位置し夏の季節をつかさどる観念的な神格であったと考えられる。五行思想で〈火〉にあたる位置にいるところから，三皇の一人，神農と結びつき，炎帝神農氏と呼ばれ，伏羲（ふくぎ）と黄帝の間に入る帝王として歴史化された。姓は姜（きよう）。…

※「炎帝神農氏」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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