Houjin

Japanese: 后稷 - こうしょく
Houjin

He is said to be the founder of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, Jiang Yuan, the daughter of Youtai and consort to Emperor Kou, became pregnant after stepping on a giant's footprint in the field and gave birth to Hou Ji. This is considered an example of an ancient Chinese tale of inspiration. Hou Ji is also said to have taught farming, and is considered an agricultural god. One theory about this is that when the Zhou people first settled in Zhouyuan, they had a child with a local woman of the Jiang surname, and Hou Ji learned agriculture from them, which is what gave rise to this legend.

[Matsumaru Michio]

"Ancient Chinese History Summary" by Fumio Okazaki (1944, Kobundo Shobo)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国古代、周王朝の始祖とされる人物。『史記』周本紀によれば、有邰(ゆうたい)氏の娘で帝嚳(こう)の妃(ひ)であった姜原(きょうげん)が、野で巨人の足跡を踏んでみごもり、産んだのが后稷といわれる。中国古代における感生説話の一例とされる。また后稷は農耕を教えたといわれ、農業神ともされる。これについては、周族が、周原に初めて定住したとき、土着の姜姓の女との間に生まれたのが后稷で、彼らより農業を学んだことが、このような伝説の生因になったとする説がある。

[松丸道雄]

『岡崎文夫著『古代支那史要』(1944・弘文堂書房)』

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