Horn (Chinese constellation)
The Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the eastern mansions of the Azure Dragon.[1]
Asterisms
[edit]| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn | 角 | Virgo | 2 | Azure Dragon's angle |
| Flat Road | 平道 | Virgo | 2 | Officer's road |
| Celestial Farmland | 天田 | Virgo | 2 | The son of heaven |
| Recommending Virtuous Men | 進賢 | Virgo | 1 (+9) | The recommended virtuous men |
| Tripod of the Zhou | 周鼎 | Coma Berenices | 3 | The God Tripod or imperial power |
| Celestial Gate | 天門 | Virgo | 2 | The door of the zodiac |
| Justice | 平 | Hydra | 2 | Judge prison decree |
| Arsenal | 庫樓 | Centaurus | 10 | The armory |
| Pillars | 柱 | Centaurus/Lupus | 11 | Pillars which support the library floor |
| Railings | 衡 | Centaurus | 4 | Hall side railings where soldiers practice |
| Southern Gate | 南門 | Centaurus | 2 | Library House South Gate |
References
[edit]- ^ 陳久金 (July 2005). 《中國星占揭秘》. 三民書局. ISBN 957-14-4263-1.