无弋爰剑

无弋爰剑?—?),古羌人领袖。秦厉公时为秦国俘获,以为奴隶。不知爰剑何属于哪种戎。后来,爰剑得逃亡归故土,秦人追之急,藏在岩穴之中,得免再被俘虏。羌人说,爰剑藏穴中时,秦人焚烧洞口时,有景象如,为其蔽,得以不死。爰剑既出,又与劓女于野相遇,遂成夫妇。劓女耻其容貌,被发覆面,羌人因以为俗,遂都逃亡入三河之间。诸羌见爰剑被焚烧不死,以为他是神,都敬畏他,推举他为豪,河湟之间五谷少,禽兽多,以射猎为事,爰剑教他们耕田畜牧。羌人称奴为无弋,因为爰剑曾经为奴隶。其后,无弋爰剑世代为豪。[1]

注释

  1. 后汉书·西羌传》
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.