Houyi - Kimigei

…A heroic deity of Yi origin that appears in Chinese mythology. Also called Yi Yi and Queen Yi of Youjiong. In the Chu Ci, Tianwen, it is written that “The emperor subjugates Yi Yi and transforms the misfortune of the Xia people.”

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…中国の神話にみえる夷系の英雄神。また夷羿，有窮の后（きみ）羿ともいう。《楚辞》天問に〈帝，夷羿を降し，孽（わざわい）を夏民に革（あらた）む。…

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