Chìdì ( 赤帝 "Red Deity" or "Red Emperor") or Chìshén ( 赤神 "Red God"), also known as the Nándì ( 南帝 "South Deity") or Nányuèdàdì ( 南岳大帝 "Great Deity of the Southern Peak"), as a human was Shénnóng ( 神农 "Farmer God" or "Plowing God"), who is also the same as Yándì ( 炎帝 "Flame Deity" or "Fiery Deity"), a function occupied by different gods and god-kings in mytho-history. Shennong is also one of the Three Patrons, specifically the patron of humanity ( 人皇 Rénhuáng ), and the point of intersection of the Three Patrons and Huangdi.
17-828: Chidi may refer to: Chidi (god) , an ancient Chinese deity People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Chidi Ahanotu , American football player Chidi Edeh , Nigerian footballer Chidi Imoh , Nigerian sprinter Chidi Iwuoma , American football player Chidi Ngwaba , British medical doctor Chidi Nwanu , Nigerian footballer Chidi Odiah , Nigerian footballer Chidi Onyemah , Nigerian footballer Chidi Osondu , Nigerian-American record producer and songwriter Chidi (Haihaya-Vrṣhni ruler) , mythological Indian ruler Surname [ edit ] Lovina Sylvia Chidi , Nigerian and German chess player Pascal Chidi (born 2000), Nigerian footballer Fictional characters [ edit ] Chidi Anagonye ,
34-461: A connection between the characters in Zhurong's name and the culture and ceramic technology in ancient China. The Classic of Mountains and Seas represents Zhurong as the son of a father whose name translates as "Play-with-Pots", who in turn is represented as the son of a father whose name translates as "Skillful Pot" (and is described as having a square top upon his head). In "General Introduction" to
51-399: A fictional character on the U.S. TV series The Good Place See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Chidi All pages with titles containing Chidi Chedli Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chidi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
68-515: A more mythological version. This is also true in the case of Zhurong. In Sima Qian 's Records of the Grand Historian , Zhurong is portrayed as a historical person, who held the governmental office of Minister of Fire. Zhurong was said to be the son of Gaoyang (also known as Zhuanxu ), a sky god. (Again, the more historicised versions of the mythology portray Zhuanxu as a historical person; in this case an "Emperor of China"). Gaoyang also had
85-467: A ritual cauldron or tripodal vessel with three hollow legs, which is well known from archeological reports as a characteristic Chalcolithic (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze) Age feature encountered in archaeological sites in northern China. This character is combined with another character, 虫 ; which, in the case of certain other complex characters is used productively to represent words with meanings related to worms, snakes, or insects. David Hawkes makes
102-513: A son, Gun , who fathered Yu the Great . The imperial clan of the Qin dynasty also claimed descent through Gaoyang (but not Zhurong). Zhurong was also claimed to be an ancestor to the eight lineages of the royal families of the state of Chu . One aspect of the traditional Chinese characters used in the case of Zhurong's name is that the character 融 is composed by combining the character 鬲 which refers to
119-483: Is a god of fire and of the south. The Classic of Mountains and Seas gives alternative genealogies for Zhurong, including descent from both the Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor . However, it is recorded in the suspicious part of Dahuangjing (大荒經) and Haineijing (海內經) that were written last. Some sources associate Zhurong with some of the principal early and ancient myths of China, such as those of Nüwa ( Nüwa Mends
136-468: Is also associated with Chīyóu ( 蚩尤 ), the god of some southern peoples, in both iconography and myth, as both Shennong Yandi and Chiyou fought against the Yellow Emperor, although Chiyou is traditionally considered more violent and has the horns of a fighting bull, while Shennong Yandi is more peaceful and has the horns of a plowing buffalo. He is the manifestation of the supreme God associated with
153-659: Is considered to be the Red Emperor. Legend has it that Liu Bang was the son of the Red Emperor after Yao. 。 Zhurong is often identified with the Red Emperor Zhurong Zhurong ( Chinese : 祝融 ), also known as Chongli ( Chinese : 重黎 ) , is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion . According to the Huainanzi and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong
170-512: The Chu Ci anthology, Hawkes uses these observations to bolster his speculation of a significant relationship between the archeological evidence regarding ceramic technology and the cultural background of the Chu Ci material. The Wu Liang Shrine inscriptions describe Zhurong as: However, in one myth, Zhurong was interested in physical power and fought against Gonggong for days in a contest to see who
187-529: The Heavens ), Gonggong , and the Great Flood . Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history. Thus, in the study of historical Chinese culture, many of the stories that have been told regarding characters and events which have been written or told of the distant past have a double tradition: one tradition which presents a more historicised and one which presents
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#1732852163828204-463: The essence of fire; his animal form is the Red Dragon ( 朱龙 Zhūlóng ) and his stellar animal is the phoenix. He is the god of agriculture, animal husbandry, medicinal plants and market. In broader conceptualisation, he is the god of science and craft, and the patron of doctors and apothecaries. His astral body is Mars . The Yi Zhou Shu states that Chiyou was once a vassal of the Red Emperor and
221-617: The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang , is said to be the son of the Red Emperor; in the Han dynasty God of the Five Directions , the Red Emperor represents the Southern God. Among the Taoist deities, there are also deities that use the title of Red Emperor, such as Hung Shing . The title has been used to refer to Yan Emperor , Shennong [ 1 ] , Emperor Yao and Zhurong . He
238-511: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chidi&oldid=1256802781 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chidi (god) In response to Wuxing thought and Tu Shi,
255-851: The title of Shennong and replaced Fuxi as the common lord of the world. 。 Shennong often identified with the Red Emperor The saying that Yao was the Red Emperor originated in the Han dynasty. The Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), citing the Shippen and the Da Dai Li (Records of the Grand Ritual), states that Yao was one of the Five Emperors. In line with the Five Virtues of the Beginning, Yao
272-582: Was appointed to rule the land of Shaohao . As Chiyou became more powerful, he fought with the Red Emperor in Zhuolu . The Red Emperor was defeated and turned to the Huang Di for help. The Yellow Emperor defeated Chi You and restored peace to the world. 。 According to Wang Fu's "The Theory of Subtlety", the Flame Emperor's Shennong clan [ zh ] , son of the divine dragon, called himself Yan Di, inherited
289-779: Was stronger. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas , Gonggong is a descendant of Zhurong. This raises suspicions that Haineijing(海內經)'s record was distorted in the Han dynasty for Chinese political purposes. Three Exalted Ones: Suiren · Fuxi · Taihao · Nüwa · Zhurong · Shennong · Yandi · Gonggong · Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) Four Perils: Gonggong · Huandou · Gun · Sanmiao · Hundun · Qiongqi · Taowu · Taotie Five Primal Emperors: Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) · Shaohao · Zhuanxu · Ku · Zhi · Yao · Shun This article related to religion in China
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