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ten suns

deity sky Chinese single tradition · 1

The ten suns are the children of Xihe and Di Jun. They appear in the form of three-legged crows residing in a mulberry tree, the Fusang, in the East Sea. Folklore says that once, all ten sun birds came out on the same day, causing the world to burn.

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enemy of
Houyi
co occurs with
Di Jun, Changxi
child of
Xihe

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wikipedia (1)
  1. Xihe (deity)

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“One of the two wives of Di Jun (along with Changxi), she was the mother of ten suns in the form of three-legged crows residing in a mulberry tree, the Fusang, in the East Sea. Each day, one of the sun birds would be rostered to travel around the world on a carriage driven by Xihe.”

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