Xichun - Gichun

…The driver of the sun chariot is called Xihe, due to his later deification of his profession. In the Yao Dien chapter of the Book of Documents, he is further turned into a historical figure, and it is said that under Emperor Yao, there are two families, Xi and He, who are in charge of the calendar, and that the four members of both families, Xi Zhong and Xi Shu, He Zhong and He Shu, live at the ends of the earth in the east, south, west and north, respectively, and adjust the movement of the sun and the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. [Ichiro Konan]. …

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…太陽の馬車の御者を羲和と呼んだりするのは，のちの職能神化によるものである。《尚書(書経)》尭典篇ではさらに歴史人物化され，尭帝の下に暦をつかさどる家として羲氏と和氏とがあり，両家の羲仲と羲叔，和仲と和叔の4人が，それぞれ東南西北の大地の果てにあって太陽の運行と春夏秋冬の季節を調整するとされている。【小南 一郎】。…

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