WHY WAS JILIAN (季連) NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THE THREE ANCESTORS OF CHU (三楚先)?

• 来源期刊: 世界古典文明杂志（英文版）
• 关键词: Warring States Period University Library 三楚先 鬻熊 老童
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（1）
• 页码范围: 121-135
• 页数: 15页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

The'Chuju'(楚居),one of the bamboo-slip manuscripts from the Warring States Period kept in the Tsinghua University Library,provides extensive information about the Chu royal dynasty.The'Chuju'(楚居) acknowledges Jilian(季連),who adopted the surname of Mi (芈),as the founder of the Chu state.However,Jilian is not included among the'Three Ancestors of Chu'(san Chu xian,三楚先),i.e.Laotong (老童) Zhurong (祝融),and Yuxiong (鬻熊) — also known as Xuexiong (穴熊) — who were jointly invoked and offeredsacrifices during the Warring State Period.