Deity Fuxi and Nüwa
Nüwa
女媧 zh 여와 ko
Legendary figure of Chinese prehistory, the sister and wife of Fuxi and variously described as a divine mother goddess, half-snake demigod, empress and inventor
- Child of Leigong, Huaxu and Jade Emperor
- Consort of Fuxi
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Legendary figure of Chinese prehistory, the sister and wife of Fuxi and variously described as a divine mother goddess, half-snake demigod, empress and inventorWikidata record description. Read Nüwa in the Wikipedia reader.
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As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 5
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- child of (mother) Huaxu Chinese goddess and ruler
- child of (child) Jade Emperor the highest god of many Taoist sects, overseeing the universe through administration of a celestial bureaucracy mirroring ancient and medieval China's
- child of (child) Leigong Chinese god of thunder
- parent of (child) Shaodian Chinese legend, tribal leader
- partner of (spouse) Fuxi culture hero in Chinese legend and mythology, credited with creating humanity and the invention of hunting, fishing, cooking, animal husbandry, and Chinese characters
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