Daji is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
Daji,[a] also known as Da Ji or Su Daji,[b] is an alleged historical figure said to be the favored concubine of Di Xin, the last Emperor of the Shang Dynasty. Her existence is disputed; despite this, it is often said that Di Xin's infatuation with her was the primary cause of the Shang Dynasty's downfall, as his ignorance of governmental duties and cruelty spurned on by his affection towards Daji is said to have led to civil unrest culminating in the Battle of Muye. By the time of the Song Dynasty, Daji would be seen as a malevolent figure who had corrupted Di Xin and eventually as a fox spirit, receiving veneration by fox worshippers.[1] Daji, still interpreted as a fox spirit, would take on an entirely new character later via the novel Investiture of the Gods by depicting her as a spirit sent by Nuwa to orchestrate the downfall of Di Xin's dynasty after he defiles Nuwa's name with a profane poem; the spirit absorbs the soul of the true Daji to possesses her body in service of this goal.[2] This interpretation of Daji depicts her as an inventor of cruel torture devices and execution methods.[3] In both historical accounts and Investiture of the Gods, she is eventually killed via beheading by Ji Fa following the Battle of Muye.[4]
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Names in Other Languages
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 Japanese
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ダッキ Dakki |
Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 妲己 Dájǐ
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References
- ↑ "The Daji shrines may in fact indicate fox shrines, for Daji, the notorious concubine of the Zhou King of the Shang dynasty, was widely represented as an evil fox in popular literature at least by the Northern Song." "Foxes in Early Chinese Tradition", The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China (2006), Xiaofei Kang. Published by Columbia University Press. pp. 37-38. ISBN-13: 9780231133388.
- ↑ "妲己魂魄已被狐狸吸去，死之久矣；乃借體成形，迷惑紂王，斷送他錦繡江山。" "4", 封神演義, Xu Zhonglin. Vernacular Written Chinese.
- ↑ "又聽妲己造炮烙之刑" "6", 封神演義, Xu Zhonglin. Vernacular Written Chinese.
- ↑ "周武王遂斬紂頭，縣之［大］白旗。殺妲己。" "殷本紀", 史記, Sima Qian. Classical Chinese.
Artwork from Devil Children White Book
Sprite from the Game Boy Color version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book and Devil Children White Book
Sprite from the PlayStation version of Devil Children Black Book and Red Book
Card TD-029 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Messiah Kakusei
