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Chu
One of the states contending for power in China, 770-221 BC. Chu emerged in the 8th cent. BC in the Chang (Yangtze) River valley, then not a part of China. It struggled with other states for supreme control over China in the 3rd cent. BC but lost out to Qin, which formed the first great Chinese empire.
chub
Any of several freshwater fishes of the carp family that are commonly caught for bait, sport, and food. Popular species include the European chub (Leuciscus cephalus) of Europe and Britain, a voracious predator of insects and other fish, and in N. America, the creek chub, or horned dace (Semotilus atromaculatus), and the hornyhead chub (Nocomis, or Hybopsis, biguttata). These species range in length from 6 in. to 2 ft (15-60 cm). Their colors vary, tending toward bluish or greenish above, with a lighter or silvery belly. In N. America the name is applied to many cyprinids and elsewhere to other, unrelated, fishes.
Shu
Ancient name for Sichuan and the name of two of the 10 kingdoms included in China's Ten Kingdoms period (907-c.980), specifically the Qian (Former) Shu (907-25) and the Hou (Later) Shu (934-65). The kingdom of Shu was located in present-day Sichuan. Aside from 10 years of instability that occurred between the two Shu regimes, the area experienced peace and prosperity. Poetry flourished, as did Buddhism and Taoism. See also Five Dynasties, Three Kingdoms.
In Egyptian religion, the god of the air and supporter of the sky, created by the god Atum. Shu and his sister Tefnut (goddess of moisture) were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis. Of their union were born Geb and Nut. Shu was portrayed in human form with an ostrich feather on his head. He was often represented supporting with uplifted arms the body of Nut arched above him. Later he was frequently termed the son of Re, and he was also identified with Onuris, a warrior god.
Shun
In Chinese mythology, one of the three legendary emperors, along with Yao and Da Yu, of the golden age of antiquity (c.23rd cent. BC), singled out by Confucius as models of integrity and virtue. Though his father repeatedly tried to murder him, Shun remained loyal to him. Because heaven and earth knew of his virtue, animals assisted him in all his labors. The emperor Yao bypassed his own son to select Shun as his successor, and gave him two daughters in marriage. Shun is credited with standardizing weights and measures, regulating waterways, and organizing the kingdom into provinces.
Zeus
In Greek religion, the chief deity of the pantheon, a sky and weather god. His Roman counterpart was Jupiter. Zeus was regarded as the bearer of thunder and lightning, rain, and winds, and his traditional weapon was the thunderbolt. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he was fated to dethrone his father. He divided dominion over the world with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. As ruler of ...
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