Emperor Qing
deity sky Zhou dynasty single tradition · 1
Emperor Qing is a divine figure whose giant footprints possessed miraculous power. When Jiang Shu stepped on his footprints, she became pregnant and gave birth to Huji, the founder of the Zhou dynasty. This indicates Emperor Qing's role as a celestial progenitor in Chinese mythology.
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with the founding mythology of the Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-256 BCE).
Relationships
- parent of
- Huji
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Jiang Shu, a later concubine of Emperor Xuan, became pregnant when she stepped on the giant footprints of Emperor Qing and gave birth to Huji, who became the founder of the Zhou dynasty.”
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