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Names from Chinese mythology
Gods and goddesses
玉皇大帝
Jade Emperor (supreme deity of Taoism)
王母娘娘
Queen Mother of the West (Taoist goddess)
观音
Guanyin (bodhisattva of compassion)
妈祖
Mazu (sea goddess)
财神
God of Wealth
灶神
Kitchen God
土地公
Tudigong (local earth god)
雷公
Lord of Thunder (god in Chinese folk religion)
祝融
Zhurong (god of fire)
共工
Gonggong (water god in Chinese myth)
关公
Lord Guan (Guan Yu, deified general of the Three Kingdoms)
二郎神
Erlang Shen (Chinese god with a third eye)
太上老君
Lord Lao (deified Laozi, a supreme Taoist deity)
门神
door god (image pasted on doors at New Year)
钟馗
Zhong Kui (mythological demon queller)
Creators and heroes
盘古
Pangu (mythical creator of heaven and earth)
女娲
Nüwa (goddess who created humans in Chinese myth)
伏羲
Fuxi (mythical ancestor of the Chinese)
神农
Shennong (legendary emperor, father of agriculture and herbal medicine)
黄帝
Yellow Emperor (legendary ancestor of the Chinese)
蚩尤
Chiyou (legendary tribal leader who fought the Yellow Emperor)
后羿
Hou Yi (legendary archer who shot down nine suns)
嫦娥
Chang'e (moon goddess)
精卫
Jingwei (mythical bird that tried to fill the sea)
刑天
Xingtian (headless giant in Chinese mythology)
Dragons
龙
dragon
神龙
divine dragon
龙王
Dragon King (rain god of legend)
青龙
Azure Dragon (guardian of the east)
蛟龙
flood dragon (mythical creature)
金龙
golden dragon
火龙
fire dragon
黑龙
black dragon
螭吻
chiwen (dragon-like ornament on roof ridges)
Mythical creatures
凤凰
phoenix
麒麟
qilin; Chinese unicorn
白虎
White Tiger (symbol of the west in Chinese astrology)
朱雀
Vermilion Bird (symbol of the south in Chinese astrology)
玄武
Black Tortoise (mythical guardian of the north)
貔貅
pixiu (mythical beast said to attract wealth)
饕餮
Taotie (mythical gluttonous beast on bronze vessels)
九尾狐
nine-tailed fox (mythical creature)
玉兔
Jade Rabbit (rabbit on the moon in legend)
狻猊
lion (mythical beast in Chinese art)
From the great legends
孙悟空
Sun Wukong (the Monkey King)
猪八戒
Zhu Bajie; Pigsy (character in Journey to the West)
白素贞
Bai Suzhen (White Snake of the legend)
许仙
Xu Xian (hero of the Legend of the White Snake)
牛郎
the Cowherd (in the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl)
织女
Weaver Girl (of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl legend)
八仙
Eight Immortals (Taoist deities)
吕洞宾
Lü Dongbin (one of the Eight Immortals)
何仙姑
He Xiangu (one of the Eight Immortals)
铁拐李
Iron-Crutch Li (one of the Eight Immortals)
Who is the highest Chinese god?
玉皇大帝 (yùhuángdàdì, Jade Emperor), the supreme deity of Taoism; beside him is 王母娘娘 (wángmǔniángniang, Queen Mother of the West).
What are the names of Chinese dragons?
龙 (lóng, dragon) is any dragon; 龙王 (lóngwáng, Dragon King) brings the rain, 青龙 (qīnglóng, Azure Dragon) guards the east, and 蛟龙 (jiāolóng, flood dragon) rises with floods. 神龙 (shénlóng, divine dragon) and 金龙 (jīnlóng, golden dragon) are names in their own right.
Who created the world in Chinese mythology?
盘古 (pángǔ, Pangu) created heaven and earth, and 女娲 (nǚwā, Nüwa) created people.
What are the Four Symbols?
The guardians of the four directions: 青龙 (qīnglóng, Azure Dragon) in the east, 白虎 (báihǔ, White Tiger) in the west, 朱雀 (zhūquè, Vermilion Bird) in the south and 玄武 (xuánwǔ, Black Tortoise) in the north.
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