Da Siming
deity single tradition · 1
Da Siming (Greater Siming) is one of two Siming deities featured in the Jiu Ge poems of the Chu Ci. The "Greater" and "Lesser" may refer to two different Siming deities, two aspects of the same deity, or have some other explanation.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – -200
- Historical notes
- Poems collected late BC - early BCE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Shao Siming, Siming
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The ancient poetry text Chu Ci features to Siming in two titles of the Jiu Ge: the so-called "Da Siming" (大司命,Greater Siming) and the "Shao Siming" (少司命,Lesser Siming). The Chuci poetry anthology (collected late BC - early BCE) has a section Nine Songs (Jiu Ge).”
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