Ancient China · Legendary Culture Hero

First Silkworm 先蠶

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Legendary antiquity

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

First Silkworm was a Legendary Culture Hero.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passages 224, 256

Events and relationships

Prescribed offering silks
Ritual · Recipient · Item black silks 幣以黑
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passage 224
Received sacrifice
Ritual · Recipient
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passage 256

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passage 224

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 12Volume 12 Treatises 2: Rites and Music 2 · 2 passages

神農之幣以赤，伊耆以黑，五星以方色，先農之幣以青，先蠶之幣以黑，配坐皆如之。 Silks for the Divine Farmer are red, Yiyi black, Five Stars their directional colors, First Farmer green, First Silkworm black; associated seats follow the same rule.

季春祭先蠶，籩豆皆十、簋二、簠二、㽅三、鈃三、俎三。 Last month of spring, sacrifice to the First Silkworm: ten bian and ten dou each, two gui, two fu, three xing, three xing vessels, three zu.