Dilu
| Dilu | |
| テキロ | |
Sprite from Ronde | |
| Origin | Chinese culture |
| Race(s) | Beast |
Dilu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
Dilu,[a] also known as Yuyan,[b] is a vicious horse mentioned in Liu Yiqing's[c] Tales of the World,[d] written during the Southern Song Dynasty.[1] It is said to have a white forehead that would extend towards the teeth, signalling its inauspicious nature. If a slave rode it, they would die. If a master rode it, they would be executed in a market. It is described as having a vicious temperament.
While its origin is obscure, Dilu became famous through Romance of the Three Kingdoms,[e] where Liu Bei[f] used it to save himself, beating the myth. The horse was given to him by Cao Cao[g] when he was trying to escape Lu Bu[h] in Xuzhou,[i] and made a miraculous jump across the Tan Creek[j] to do so.
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Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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テキロ Tekiro | Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 的盧 Dìlú |
Notes
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 的卢, Traditional Chinese: 的盧, romanized Dìlú, note 4th tone on 的.
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 榆雁, Traditional Chinese: 榆鴈, romanized Yúyàn
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 刘义庆, Traditional Chinese: 劉義慶, romanized Liú Yìqìng
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 世说新语, Traditional Chinese: 世說新語, romanized Shìshuō Xīnyǔ
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 三国演义, Traditional Chinese: 三國演義, romanized Sānguó Yǎnyì
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 刘备, Traditional Chinese: 劉備, romanized Liú Bèi
- ↑ Chinese: 曹操, romanized Cáo Cāo
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 吕布, Traditional Chinese: 呂布, romanized Lǚ Bù
- ↑ Chinese: 徐州, romanized Xúzhōu
- ↑ Simplified Chinese: 檀溪, Traditional Chinese: 檀豀, romanized Tán Xī
References
- ↑ 南朝宋．劉義慶《世說新語．德行》劉孝標注引伯樂《相馬經》曰："馬白額入口至齒者, 名曰榆雁, 一名的盧。奴乘客死, 主乘棄市, 凶馬也。"