Ancient China · Hermit

Xu You 許由

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu You was a Hermit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

令巢許遇稷契
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 182

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Book of Jin 80, passage 182

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 50: Wang Xizhi · 1 passage

羲之在坐，曰：「令巢許遇稷契，當無此言。」 Wang Xizhi, who was present, said, "Had hermits like Chao Fu and Xu You met ministers like Ji and Qi, they would not speak so."