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棄母姜嫄

Jiang Yuan, Mother of Qi

棄母姜嫄者邰侯之女也當堯之時行見巨人跡好而
履之歸而有娠溢以浸大心怪惡之卜筮禋祀以求無
子終生子以爲不祥而棄之隘巷牛馬避而不踐乃送
之平林之中後伐平林者咸薦之覆之乃取置寒冰之
上飛鳥傴翼之姜嫄以爲異乃收以歸因命曰棄姜嫄
之性清靜專一好種稼穡及棄長而教之種樹桑麻棄
之性明而仁能育其教卒致其名堯使棄居稷官更國
邰地遂封棄於邰號曰后稷及堯崩舜卽位乃命之曰
棄黎民阻飢汝居稷播時百穀其後世世居稷至周文

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