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Xi Wang Mu is the highest ranking and most powerful female deity in Chinese mythology, said to be without beginning, and without end. She is the personification of the female Yin (chaos), she protects/presides over all women, female deities, marriage, fertility, and longevity.
- Guan Yin: Chinese Goddess of Love and Peace
- Lady Chang’O: Chinese Goddess of The Moon
- Bao Gu: Chinese Healing Goddess
- Wangmu Niangniang
- Nu Kua: Chinese Creator Goddess
- The Jade Maidens
- Lady White
- Lady Xian: Protective Goddess
- Tzu Ku: Chinese Goddess of The Bathroom
- Lady Blue
Also called Kuan Yin or Quan Yin, this widely-known Chinese Goddess brings love, harmony and healing to any home or situation. The interesting thing about this Chinese goddess is that she crosses cultures and religions in the East and West. Guan Yin is considered an ascended master, a goddess, and a Bodhisattva. She’s venerated in Western spiritual...
Man in the Moon? Nope! The Chinese see a woman in the moon, specifically Lady Chang’O (Chang’E). Therefore, she is considered the Chinese goddess of the moon. The story goes Lady Chang’O drank an Immortality potion, which gave her immortality but banished her to the moon forever. Her sacred day is the Chinese moon festival and she’s an embodiment o...
Bao Gu is a master healing goddess who specifically watches over Traditional Chinese doctors and acupuncturists. But anyone who practices natural medicine involving herbs are also under her protection. Bao Gu, the Chinese Goddess of Healing, was raised in a monastery where she learned how to heal via acupuncture and how to make magic. Her shrine is...
Wangmu Niangniang is the most well-known Chinese goddess next to Guan Yin. Ruling the west from her magical palace on top of a mountain range, Wang Mu Niang Niang is the Chinese goddess of fertility, health and immortality. The magical peaches growing in her garden grant eternal life. Wangmu Niangniang is especially protective and fond of women – s...
Nu Kua, also called Nuwa, is a Chinese creator goddess. She fashioned the first humans out of clay, but became bored with the idea of creating all humans. Then she invented intercourse for humans to create themselves. Nu Kua is primordial, from the very beginnings of time. And she taught humans how to farm, how to build dams and control floods, and...
The Jade Maidens aren’t always seen as Chinese goddesses, per se, but we feel they should be deified! After all, they care for The Jade Emperor’s wife Hsi Wang Mu, Queen Mother of the West. They are her attendants: they serve her the peaches of immortality, guard oaths and texts, wield metaphysical knowledge, and are overall celestial priestesses. ...
Another interesting Chinese Goddess is Lady White, the snake spirit of China. Known well through Chinese plays, operas, and literature, Lady White sought to be venerated by humans and got her wish! A monk punished this Chinese goddess for coming to the human world and marrying a man. He trapped her and another snake spirit in a bowl and built over ...
Beginning as a historical or mythical figure, Lady Xian once lived in Southern China. She was married to a chieftain of the Xian tribe and did wonders for her people over her lifetime. Even during a time when women weren’t as respected in China, Lady Xian earned the regard of the emperor himself. Following her death, she was deified as the “Saintly...
Sounds like a crazy thing to be a ruler over…the bathroom? But that’s just what Tzu Ku’s domain is! She once guarded the Chinese outhouse and pigpen which today would equate to the bathroom. Her story goes that she Tzu Ku was once a woman who was captured by a governor and then killed by the governor’s jealous wife…and yes, Tzu Ku was on the toilet...
Trapped in a bowl with her snake spirit friend Lady White, Lady Blue is another Chinese snake goddess of legend. As opposed to Lady White, Lady Blue is blue in color and smaller when in snake form. When she manifests as a woman, she is known as Siu Ching. Call on Lady Blue when you’re feeling trapped and need liberation.
Nuwa is a prominent goddess in Chinese mythology, revered as the creator of humanity and the restorer of the world after a catastrophic event. She is associated with fertility, marriage, and the role of women in society. Nuwa is often depicted as a half-human, half-serpentine being with divine powers.
Aug 4, 2023 · World History Edu dives into the fascinating realm of Chinese mythology with a look at its ten most famous deities. From compassionate Guan Yin to the wise Jade Emperor, each has a unique place in China’s rich cultural tapestry, influencing centuries of art, literature, and religious beliefs.
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Chinese mythology (simplified Chinese: 中国神话; traditional Chinese: 中國神話; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural traditions.
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[50] [53] His female consort is the goddess of fertility, Bixia. Heidi ( 黑帝 , "Black Deity), the Běidì ( 北帝 , "North Deity") or Běiyuèdàdì ( 北岳大帝 , "Great Deity of the Northern Peak"): he is Zhuanxu ( 顓頊 ), today frequently worshiped as Xuanwu ( 玄武 , "Dark Warrior") or Zhēnwǔ ( 真武 ), and is associated with ...
