Chinese Mythology Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Deities associated with rain have been revered across various cultures and religions worldwide for centuries. Their influence was particularly prominent in Eastern regions and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The beautiful legend of the Milky Way's celestial portal is one of many fascinating old stories found in the book Bowuzhi, written by
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We encounter dragons in almost every ancient world culture. Dragons played an essential role in the beliefs of our ancestors and were depicted
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Over millennia, Chinese people have been influenced by different religious, philosophical, and spiritual teachings, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. They historically have had
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Chinese mythology, Qilin (Kirin) is one of the "Four Benevolent Animals, " including the tortoise, dragon, and phoenix. All four noble ones ruled
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Chinese mythology, Gong Gong (also King King, Gongong) was a god of destruction and the one who ruled water. However, he
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of our earlier articles we devoted to the sacred Kunlun Mountains believed to be a Taoist paradise and the central pillar of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Aegir (Ægir) was the ancient jotun lord of the sea, who belonged to a primeval order of gods, predating the Aesir, the Vanir,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The beautiful ancient Chinese legend about the four dragons that disobeyed the Jade Emperor describes how four rivers in the country came into existence.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Jade Emperor is very important and powerful being in Chinese mythology. Known under many different names, the Jade Emperor was the ruler of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com -The Kunlun Mountain was a place of great importance to the ancient Chinese. The sacred mountain was the dwelling place of gods, goddesses, incredible
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Some of the stories we discuss in this article can be regarded either as pure myths or genuine sightings of advanced ancient technology. How
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When angry with someone, we often say, “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of hell is unimportant. We have simply
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Erlang Shen (or Erlang) is one of the famous gods in Chinese beliefs. He has a powerful third, truth-seeing eye in the middle
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Mount Penglai is shrouded in mystery. It is a legendary land that many have tried to locate, but so far no one has succeeded
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Greeks used to say: "all things are eight" and considered number eight – an all powerful number. According to Pythagoreans, Eight/Ogdoad was related
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology are said to know the secrets of nature. These beings are regarded as super-humans who control all
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