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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 inventor
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Investiture of the Gods
封神演義 zh 봉신연의 ko
16th-century Chinese novel
- Also called The Creation of the Gods, The Investiture of the Gods, Fengshen Bang
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NüwaLegendary figure of Chinese prehistory, the sister and wife of Fuxi and variously described as a divine mother goddess, half-snake demigod, empress and inventor -
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Nezhaprotection deity in Chinese folk religion -
Old Man of the South PoleTaoist deification of Canopus, the brightest star of the constellation Carina; symbolizes happiness and longevity -
Daode Tianzundeification of Laozi in the Taoist pantheon -
Yuanshi TianzunTaoist deity -
DǒumǔTaoist goddess, mother of the Beidou Stars (Big Dipper), mother of the God of Heaven - Dragon King of the East Seadeity in Chinese folk religion
- Hongjun LaozuTaoist deity
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Li Jinga figure in Chinese mythology and a god in Chinese folk religion -
Yin Jiaothe leader of Tai Sui gods, the prince of Shang dynasty in Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods) -
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Muzhafictional character
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- Bixiao Niangniangcharacter in 16th-century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi
- LeizhenziInvestiture of the Gods character
- Princess LongjiChinese Goddess
- Qiongxiao NiangniangChinese Goddess of childbirth
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Shiji Niangnianggoddess in Chinese religion and Taoism -
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Wenshu Guangfa TianzunInvestiture of the Gods character - Yunxiao NiangniangGoddess in Chinese folk religion
- Chijingzideity
- Jinling ShengmuInvestiture of the Gods character
- JuliusunInvestiture of the Gods character
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Puxian ZhenrenInvestiture of the Gods character - Ao Rundeity in Chinese folk religion
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Cihang DaorenInvestiture of the Gods character - Jieyin DaorenInvestiture of the Gods character
- Lingbao DafashiInvestiture of the Gods character
- Qingxu Daode ZhenjunInvestiture of the Gods character
- YunzhongziInvestiture of the Gods character
- Zhunti DaorenInvestiture of the Gods character
Also recorded in it: 365 Deities, Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, Sanxiao Niangniang, Twelve Deities
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