Fu Xi

A legendary emperor of the mid-29th century BCE, credited with creating the family unit as we knew it through most of our history, writing, fishing, and trapping. The eight trigrams are said to have been revealed to him supernaturally 27 centuries before they were compiled in the I Ching during the Zhou dynasty.

Modern Significance
Many prominent figures from the days of the Respite, the Climb, and the Arrival are identified with Fu Xi.

External References

 * Article on Wikipedia.