,是中国上古的农官名,也是农神、五谷神的称号[1]:116

炎帝烈山氏掌管天下的时候,他的儿子能种植各种谷物和蔬菜,被尊为谷神,夏朝之前被人祭祀;夏朝兴起后,周部落的继承了柱的事业,也被尊为稷神,自商朝以后受到人们的祭祀。[2][3][4]

弃的子孙世袭后稷的官职,传至不窋,大概在孔甲时代[5],夏朝衰落,废去了农官不顾农事,不窋因此而失去官职,就流浪到了戎狄地区定居下来。[6][7]

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