- Hou Ji (or
Houji; Chinese: 后稷; pinyin: Hòu Jì; Wade–Giles: Hou Chi) was a
legendary Chinese culture hero
credited with
introducing millet to humanity...
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Houji or Hou Ji is a
mythological Chinese hero from the
early Xia
dynasty Houji may also
refer to
these towns in China:
Houji,
Wuyang County,
Henan Houji...
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surname Ji, and the
title Houji "Lord of Millet", by the
Emperor Shun. He even
received sacrifice as a
harvest god. The term
Houji was
probably a hereditary...
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legendary founder Houji (who was
originally named Qi, but a
different Qi than the
Shang founder known as Xie or Qi).
Myths about Houji include those of...
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Houji (Chinese: 侯集; pinyin:
Hóují) is a town
under the
administration of Cao County, Shandong, China. As of 2023[update], it
administers the following...
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official Houji caused by his mother's
stepping into a
footprint left by the
supreme god Shangdi. The
Records of the
Grand Historian instead make
Houji the...
- (常宜), and
Qingdu (庆都). Once each of
these ladies had
given birth to a son (
Houji, Xie, Zhi, and Yao, respectively) Ku had a
diviner foretell for him which...
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Houji (Chinese: 侯集; pinyin:
Hóují) is a town
under the
administration of
Zhenping County, Henan, China. As of 2023[update], it
administers the following...
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involve its
invention by such
deities or
cultural heroes such as Shennong,
Houji, Houtu, and Shujun: of
these Shennong is the most famous,
according to Li****...
- of
other innovators of
farming practice,
including especially his son,
Houji, the Zhou
ancestor (Yang 2005, 98). Some
scholars identify Di Jun and Di...
