Ancient China · Legendary Hermit

Xu You 许由

Xǔ Yóu

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu You was a Legendary Hermit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 94, passage 86

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 94Volume 83: Biographies of Hermits · 1 passage

博士范升奏毁党曰：“臣闻尧不须许由、巢父，而建号天下； Erudite Fan Sheng attacked him: "Yao needed neither Xu You nor Chao Father to rule the world;