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Mo Xi () was a concubine of Jie of Xia, Jie, the last ruler of the Chinese Xia dynasty. According to tradition, Mo Xi, Da Ji (concubine of the King Zhou of Shang, last ruler of the Shang dynasty) and Bao Si (concubine of the King You of Zhou, last ruler of the Western Zhou, Western Zhou dynasty) are each blamed for the fall of these respective dynasties. According to the ''Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue'', “Xia fell because of Mo Xi; Yin (Shang) fell because of Da Ji; Zhou fell because of Bao Si” (夏亡以妹喜,殷亡以妲己,周亡以褒姒). Neither Mo Xi nor the Lake of Alcohol, with which she is associated, is mentioned in the story of Jie and the fall of Xia dynasty in the ''Records of the Grand Historian''. Biography According to the ''Lienü Zhuan'' (列女傳), Mo Xi was the concubine of Jie of Xia. She was beautiful, but lacked in virtue, being depraved and immoral. Even though her actions were those of a woman, she had the heart of a man. She wore a s ...
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Mo or MO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mo, a girl in the ''Horrible Histories (2001 TV series), Horrible Histories'' TV series * Mo, also known as Mortimer, in the novel ''Inkheart'' by Cornelia Funke * Mo, in the webcomic ''Jesus and Mo'' * Mo, the main character in the ''Mo's Mischief'' children's book series * Mo, an ophthalmosaurus from ''The Land Before Time (franchise), The Land Before Time'' franchise * MO (Maintenance Operator), a robot in the Filmation series ''Young Sentinels'' * Mo, a main character in ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' * M-O (Microbe Obliterator), a robot in the film ''WALL-E'' * Mo the clown, a character played by Roy Rene, 20th-century Australian stage comedian * Mo Effanga, in the BBC medical drama series ''Holby City'' * Mo Harris, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Little Mo Mitchell, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' Films * "Mo" (魔 demon), original title of ''The Boxer's Omen'', a 1983 Hong Kong film * Mo ...
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