Leu (or Low) sieu (simplified Chinese: 娄宿; traditional Chinese: 婁宿; pinyin: Lóu Xiù) meaning "the Train of a garment", is one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions of traditional Chinese astronomy. It is one of the mansions of the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎).
The asterisms in the Region of Leu (婁宿天區) edit
Asterism | Chinese name[1] |
Meaning | Modern constellation |
Number of stars | Alternative names |
Notes | Representing |
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Leu | 婁(娄) | the Train of a garment | Aries | 3 | 天狱[citation needed], 降婁 (降娄)[citation needed], 郁车宫[citation needed] |
[2] | The lasso which was used to hang the sacrificed animal and the sickle for cutting the harvest |
Tso Kang | 左更 | the Left Watch | Aries | 5 | [3] | Forestry manager | |
Yew Kang | 右更 | The Right-hand Watch | Pisces | 5 | [4] | Livestock manager | |
Tien Yuen | 天倉 (天仓) | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Cetus | 6 | [5] | Second granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
Tien Yu | 天庾 | Heaven's Temporary Granary | Fornax | 3 | [6] | Third granary which was used in agriculture and harvesting | |
Tien Ta Tseang | 天大將軍 (天大将军) |
Heaven's Great General | Andromeda Perseus Triangulum |
11 | 天將軍,[7][8] 大將軍[citation needed], 將軍[9] |
[10] | The great general of the heavens and ten subordinate officers |
Notes edit
See also edit
References edit
- Allen, R. H. (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (rep. ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0-486-21079-0.
- 大崎正次 (1987). 『中国の星座の歴史』 雄山閣出版.
External links edit
- 陳冠中, 陳輝樺 「中國古代的星象系統 (71): 婁宿天區」[permanent dead link] - 天文教育資訊網 (AEEA)