Archive for November 11th, 2008

Hu Jing-de

  • Written by MythER
  • Posted November 11, 2008 at 10:19 pm
A Chinese guardian god, one of the Men-shen. He was originally a general from the Tang Dynasty.
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How-too

  • Written by MythER
  • Posted at 10:18 pm
The ancient Chinese earth-god who is depicted as a monster and who dwells within mountains and rivers.
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Hou Tu

  • Written by MythER
  • Posted at 10:16 pm

A Chinese God of Earth and Soil; Sovereign Earth. He is part of the imperial cult.

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Hou Ji

  • Written by MythER
  • Posted at 10:14 pm

The Chinese god of Millet. Similar to other elements in the Imperial Cults he is the subject of much controversy. It is unclear whether his name should be translated as “Prince Millet” or “He Who Rules Millet”. His ceremonies where part of the imperial and at times part of the aristocratic cults.

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Heng O

  • Written by MythER
  • Posted at 10:13 pm
The Chinese moon goddess, symbol of the cold and dark principle yin. She tried to steal the draught of immortality from her husband, the celestial archer Shen Yi, but he caught her before she could drink all of it. The draught gave her the power to ascend to Heaven, but, since she had drunk only part of it, she only got halfway up and had to settle on the moon.Heng O is portrayed in beautiful robes with in her right hand the lunar disc, sometimes sitting on a tree-legged toad. She is the younger sister of the river god He Bo.
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