What are the origins of the sun, the moon and the stars?

Sun, moon and stars, astronomical term, generally refers to celestial bodies in the universe. Day: the sun; Moon: the moon; Star: star; Chen: The darkness at night. So what are the origins of the sun, the moon and the stars? Interested netizens, let's take a look.

1. First, the origin of the sun, the moon and the stars is put forward. Myths of various nationalities in China have different opinions about this, which can be roughly divided into the following categories. (1) fertility theory. That is, the sun and the moon are born and raised by parents. "Shan Hai Jing Huang Da Nan Jing" said: "xi He, the wife of the emperor, was born for ten days." The same book "Xiye Jing" contains: "The wife of the emperor was born in October." According to the myth of Barrow nationality, when heaven and earth get married, Mother Earth gives birth to nine suns. ② Metaplasia of limbs. "Yi Shi" quoted "Calendar Five Games": "The first born Pangu, the last incarnation. ..... The left eye is the sun and the right eye is the moon. ..... hair is a star. " According to the family myth, the gods took off the tiger's left arm and right arm to become the sun and moon, and took off the tiger's eyes to become stars. (3) the egg said. Miao mythology says that the sun was born from butterfly eggs. Zu Zhan (Song of the Origin of Everything) said that the God of Black Elobos gave birth to an egg, which became the sky, the sun, the moon, the stars and the yolk. ④ Casting theory. Combining the formation of the sun and the moon with the smelting process, it is said that the sun and the moon were cast by gods with gold and silver and moved to the sky. The honeysuckle splashed on the casting day and the moon turned into stars all over the sky. This theory is described in detail in the creation epic of Miao nationality. ⑤ God said. Creator directly created the sun and the moon with his divine power. According to the myth of the Shui people, the goddess Yayi broke the connected heaven and earth, released air to blow away the turbid air, and used it to create the sun and the moon.

2. The Genesis, which is preserved in the Dongba Sutra of Naxi nationality, says that under the auspices of the good gods of Yin and Yang, the East God and the Ba God, "truth and reality cooperate to produce a bright and brilliant sun; The combination of virtual and real, there is also a barren moon. " In addition, there are also advocates that the sun is the god of heroes (see "Nine Songs Dong Jun") and the Emperor of Heaven (see "White Tiger Yi Tong" by Ban Gu). There are also myths to explain the origin of some constellations, such as the myth of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl of the Han nationality, the myth of the Big Dipper of the Tibetan and Oroqen nationalities, and the myth of the brother constellation of the Li nationality.

3. The illustration of "Miao ancient songs cast for the sun and moon" shows that the regular appearance of the sun and moon is another aspect of the explanation of natural phenomena by the myth of the sun and moon. Ancient myths in China described the daily life schedule of the sun and the moon as having work and rest like people. 10 sun lives on a hibiscus tree in Tanggu, thousands of feet, with a height of more than 1,000 meters. "It takes nine days to branch down and one day to branch up" (Shanhaijing overseas east longitude). The last sun is carried by birds on time, or is it in a car that rides six dragons and is controlled by what? Come out from the east every day, walk a fixed distance and enter the west of Mongolia. The moon also rides a car, and its ruler is Wang Shu.

4. The shadow in the moon and the change of the moon are another aspect of this kind of myth explanation. Qu Yuan's Tian Wen: "What is the virtue of luminous? Will you have children after you die? What does Jue Liwei do? " It reflects the primitive idea that the moon is round and round and there are rabbits in it. Later, it was said that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon turned into a toad, WU GANG chopped laurel, and Jade Rabbit played tricks.

The above is about the origin of the sun, the moon and the stars.