Please please explain "The Four Gods"


(Watase):...people were asking a whole lot of questions like that. But if you continue reading the story, sooner or later the explanation will come out. For those who say "But tell me a little bit!!" I'll try to write something noncommittal. Generous
 Translation by Tasuki no Miko.
(Watase):I've never seen the handling of the Four Gods through the constellations, so I may be the first. (Usually it's just direction and "Seijuu" <holy beast> and then the names are used.)
   (Arrow):The anime video "Maryuu Senki" was like this. Because it's close to being erotic horror it's better that children don't see it...
So what should I explain beyond the "constellations"? (You'll start to enjoy looking at the night sky)
 For your personal enjoyment ONLY!
To begin with "The Four Gods", in front of the ancient Chinese constellation names are the strata, direction, etc...
(Arrow):This will probably come out in the story sooner or later.
 Reposting or any other public use of this translation...
28 Constellations
Blue East Seiryuu 7 constellations
(May~July)
Suboshi (Virgo), Amiboshi (Virgo), Tomo (Libra), Soi (Scorpio), Nakago (Scorpio), Ashitare (Scorpio), Mi (Sagittarius)
White West Byakko 7 constellations
(November~Januray)
Tokaki (Andromeda), Tatara (Aries), Kokie (Aries), Subaru (Taurus), Amefuri (Taurus), Toroki (Orion), Karasuki (Orion)
Red You know this South Suzaku  7 constellations
(Februaray~May) :
Chichiri (Gemini), Tamahome (Cancer), Nuriko (Hydra), Hotohori (Hydra), Chiriko (Hydra), Tasuki (Crater), Mitsukake (Corvus)
Black North Genbu 7 constellations
(August~November)
Hikitsu (Sagittarius), Inami (Capricorn), Uruki (Aquarius), Tomite (Aquarius), Urumiya (Aquarius), Hatsui (Pegasus), Namame (Pegasus)
 ...without Tasuki no Miko's permission is an act of web theft.
By the way, usually <Chichiri's character> is "i" and <Tamahome's character> is "ki"...and so on. The reading can be written like that. There's really a lot on the charts but there's little on how to read "Tamahome" etc. "The Great Dictionary of Buddhist Philosophy" that I researched in the very beginning had it as "Tamahome" (Arrow): If this book isn't at a very large book store then you won't be able to find it. And it's 8000 yen.
 Translation by Tasuki no Miko.
Also on the Shinshaku Chinese-Japanese dictionary's supplement (back page) constellation chart that I had bought in high school, among the Suzaku constellations "Hotohori" is the second constellation and the brightest.
The names of the Four Gods were given from the lining up of these constellations and because the 7 south constellations look like a short tail, it's a bird. And the 7 west constellations look like the shape of a tiger.
So the Suzaku constellations appear in the night sky February~May. In the middle of the Praesepe star cluster is the main constellation, Cancer. That's "Tamahome"
I really love space so I get excited when comparing them with my own characters. And, "With what I saw, 'Nuriko' was 'Meriko'" Ah it probably has both (But almost all have it as "Nuriko") Mitsukake also has both "Mitsukake" and "Mitsuuchi". "Tamahome and the others are becoming Byakko constellations" That is clearly wrong.
But "Genbu" is distressing... The others like the dragon are cool but the appearance of a turtle and a snake mating!! Yuck. I don't want to summon it!! Translation by Tasuki no Miko.


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Fushigi Yuugi©Watase Yuu/Shogakukan
Translation by Tasuki no Miko