Overview
Houji was a Legendary Culture Hero.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
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| Personal name |
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后稷氏 |
Houji shi |
| Alternate name |
Houji clan |
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Life and dates
Attested activity
Events and relationships
Followed vessel rule
Ritual · Recipient · Other Great Altar of Grain 太稷
Paired with
Paired with
Ritual · Associated deity · Other altar of grain 稷
Positioned east of altar
Ritual · Recipient · Occasion wax sacrifice 蜡祭
Received libations
Ritual · Recipient · With Five Officials, Five Stars, three chronograms 五官、五星、三辰
References in the histories
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 12Volume 12 Treatises 2: Rites and Music 2 · 5 passages
蜡祭百神，大明、夜明在壇上，神農、伊耆各在其壇上，后稷在壇東，五官、田畯各在其方，五星、十二次、二十八宿、五方之岳鎮、海瀆、山林、川澤、丘陵、墳衍、原隰、井泉各在其方之壇，龍、麟、朱鳥、騶虞、玄武、鱗、羽、臝、毛、介、水墉、坊、郵表畷、於菟、貓各在其方壇之後。
At the wax sacrifice to the hundred spirits, the Bright Luminary and Night Luminary are on the altar; the Divine Farmer and Yiyi each on his altar; Houji east of the altar; the Five Officials and field directors each in his direction; the Five Stars, twelve chronograms, twenty-eight lodges, directional mountains and garrisons, seas and rivers, mountains, forests, rivers, marshes, hills, mounds, plains, wetlands, and wells and springs each on altars in his direction; dragon, unicorn, vermilion bird, zouyu, dark warrior, scaled, feathered, naked, furred, shelled, water embankments, wards, postal markers, watch huts, yutu (tiger), and cat each behind altars in his direction.
社以后土，稷以后稷配。
The altar of soil is associated with Queen Earth; the altar of grain with Houji.
吉亥祭神農，以后稷配，而朝日、夕月無配。
On the auspicious hai day, sacrifice to the Divine Farmer, with Houji as associated deity; the morning sun and evening moon have no associated deity.
五官、五星、三辰、后稷，以象尊實醍齊；
The Five Officials, Five Stars, three chronograms, and Houji—the image vessel holds the fourth libation;
太稷，后稷氏亦如之。
The Great Altar of Grain and the Houji clan follow the same rule.