Ancient China · Legendary Astronomer

Xi 羲

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xi was a Legendary Astronomer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

羲、和
Directly stated · History of Song 141, passage 80

Events and relationships

Relation Colleague of · Person He (和)
Strongly inferred · History of Song 141, passage 80

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · History of Song 141, passage 80

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 141Volume 141 Treatises 94: Music 16 · 1 passage

飭躬三宿，泰畤縟儀多，丘澤合，嶽瀆從羲、和。 He disciplines his body three nights; the Tai altar rites are elaborate; mound and marsh unite, and peaks and streams follow Xi and He.