漢司馬遷之《史記》中，載錄了四則「感生神話」；一見〈殷本紀〉「簡狄吞玄鳥卵而生契」，二見〈周本紀〉「姜嫄出野踐巨人跡而生稷」，三見〈秦本紀〉「女脩吞玄鳥卵而生大業」，四見〈漢高祖本紀〉「劉媼息於大澤之陂，夢與神遇而生高祖」。過去的神話學者多把「感生神話」解釋為「史家刻意營造，藉以凸顯古代氏族祖先或開國君王的神秘與神聖。」既然司馬遷明知此類神話之情節多不可信，然何以竟筆之於書？今試為一一揭露，乃太史公所處之時代，帝王家之秘辛，不得不曲為隱諱也。或亦可藉神話之破解，以還原歷史之真象。
In the Shiji of Sima Qian (司馬遷) in Han dynasty, the four ＂Induced myth＂ was recorded. Although Sima Qian knew that the plot of these myths was most unbelievable, why was it recorded in the book? originally in Sima Qian's time, the secret of the Emperor's Family is to conceal it. This paper attempts to expose it, by the myth of the crack, to restore the true image of History.
