Mo (嫫) | 24 Histories

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Mo was a Legendary Woman.

PeriodAncient China

IdentityLegendary · Female

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legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 3

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 98Volume 92: Notable Women: Cui Lan's Consort Feng, Feng Zhuo's Consort Liu, Wei Pu's Consort Fang, Hu Changming's Consort Zhang · 1 passage

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至如嫫訓軒宮，娥成舜業，塗山三母，克昌二邦，殆非匹婦之謂也。 Cases such as Mo instructing in the Xuan Palace, E completing Shun's work, and the three mothers of Tushan bringing two realms to flourish scarcely belong to the category of ordinary wives.