Chinese Story Characters

Yáo

Great ruler
didnt want to pass on rule to sons
liked lack of government mindset among peasants
asked Hou Yi to shoot down suns because of drought, success
asked Gun to stop floods, failed, executed Gun
eyebrows of eight colors

Shun

Great Ruler
parents tried to kill him
good to his parents
double pupils

Qǐ

Son of Yu(Yui)
Established familly inheritance by force

Chéng Tāng

Most virtuous king
found of shang dynasty
appointed Yi Yin

Yī Yǐn

appointed by Cheng Tang
Advisor
former farmer/cook

Yai Jia

son of Cheng Tang
not as virtuous
Yi Yin made him stay by father grave til better

Wu ding

Shang dynasty king
had dream and found Fu Yue and appointed him prime minister

Fu Yue

former slave
appointed prime minister by Wu Ding

Zhou Wen wang

Ruler of Zhou
appointed Jiang Tai gong as prime minister when still only chief
met him while hunting and him fishing

Jiang Tai gong

Appointed to prime minister by Zhou Wen wang while fishing and he was still just cheif

Gǔn

Asked to stop floods by Yáo and fails and is killed. Father to Yǔ

Yǔ

Son of Gǔn, stops floods. Went by his own house three times. Created 9 bronze vessels