What is a myth? The author believes that myths are not a simple legend or story. They represent the way of thinking of a civilization and the spiritual core of a civilization.
In our ancient myths, there is Kuafu who persist in chasing the sun, Xingtian who cannot fall, and Nuwa who can effectively turn the tide. These legends of ancient gods represent the spiritual core of our ancient times. "Journey to the West" and " The Romance of the Gods " are Ming Dynasty novels and cannot be called ancient myths.
Today we use this article to talk about the king of gods, the Emperor of Heaven in ancient mythology. Unlike the Greek myth and the Nordic myth, the heavenly emperors in our myth are not the only ones, but three.
There are different ancient emperors in different mythological systems. Let's get to the topic immediately: the three ancient heavenly emperors, one defeated Shennong destroyed Chiyou, one created the sun and the moon, and one sealed the demon ancestor of the prehistoric world.
Xuanyuan Huangdi - Defeat Shennong and destroy Chiyou
Do you know the "Xuanyuan Huangdi" in the ancient myth? Xuanyuan Huangdi , he is the Heavenly Emperor in the creation myth system, the father of Shaohao , and the grandfather of Zhuanxu . Compared with the Shennong tribe of Yan Emperor and the Suiren tribe of Sui Emperor, the Xuanyuan tribe of Huang Emperor appeared later, and he led his tribe members to grow from weak to stronger. Without outstanding consciousness and ruthless means, Huangdi would not have been able to pacify the world and become the lord of the three realms.
In the ancient classic "Mozi", Huangdi killed four dragons in a row in order to weaken the strength of the dragon clan. The original text is as follows: "The emperor killed Qinglong in the east, Bing Ding killed red dragon in the south, Geng Xin killed white dragon in the west, and Ren Gui killed black dragon in the north." From this we can see that Huangdi's methods are ruthless enough.
We are used to calling ourselves "descendants of Yan and Huang" and regard Yan Emperor and Huang Emperor as ancestors. Although Yan Emperor's word "Yan" was first mentioned, it only means that Yan Emperor appeared earlier. In ancient mythology, the Yan Emperor tribe was beaten to pieces by the Yellow Emperor tribe, and in the end, the Yan Emperor had no choice but to bow his head and surrender. After defeating the powerful Shennong tribe, many small tribes came to surrender to Huangdi. Huangdi's Xuanyuan tribe has greatly increased its strength. At this time, he only had one opponent in his eyes, Chi You.
In ancient mythology, Huangdi led the Xuanyuan tribe and the Shennong tribe to fight Chiyou's Jiuli tribe . After a bloody battle, Ying Long, the general under Huangdi, finally killed Chiyou. Once Chi You died, all the worlds and desolations in the world returned to Huangdi. Subsequently, Huangdi "flyed on Huanglong " and became the lord of the three realms - the Emperor of Heaven.
Di Jun -Creating the Sun and Moon
Speaking of our ancient myths, there is an ancient mythological book that has to be mentioned, which is " Mountains and Seas Jing ". In the mythological system of "Shan Hai Jing", the Emperor of Heaven is Emperor Jun. The author hereby declares that there is no Pangu in the mythological system of "Shan Hai Jing", and Pangu is an ancient god in the mythological system of creation. The sun and moon in "Shan Hai Jing" are not transformed by Pangu's eyes, but are created by Emperor Tian.
In "Shan Hai Jing", the sun is the ten sons of the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and the Sun God Xihe, that is, the ten big sun golden crows.
In the "Shan Hai Jing" of "Shan Hai Jing":
"Beyond the southeastern sea, between the sweet water, there is the country of Xihe. A woman named Xihe, who bathed in Ganyuan on the sun. Xihe was the wife of Emperor Jun, and she was born ten days."
"Shan Hai Jing" is the sunny day of the golden crow , what about the moon? The moon is the twelve daughters of the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and the Moon God Chang Xi , representing the twelve months of the year respectively. In the mythological system of "Shan Hai Jing", the sun and the moon were created by Emperor Di Jun of Heaven. His divine power is extremely vast, probably comparable to Pangu. Although Di Jun had vast divine power, he finally disappeared and disappeared.
"Shan Hai Jing" records the story of Dayi shooting down the sun. The original text is as follows: "Yao then asked Yi to kill chisel in the wilderness of the celestial waters, kill Jiuying on the foul water, capture the strong wind on the fountain of the Qingqiu, shoot up ten days and kill jeans down, cut off the snake in Dongting , and capture the sealed twig in the mulberry forest." During the reign of Emperor Yao, the mortal world was trapped in the dire straits. Not only did ten suns fly into the sky together, but many prehistoric beasts appeared.
At a critical moment, Dayi stepped forward. He shot down nine suns and killed nine beasts such as Jiuying, Chisel, Dafeng, Ziying, Snake Cultivation, Fengfeng and other prehistoric beasts. So our question is, where has Di Jun, the lord of the Three Realms, gone? Di Jun’s ten sons are making trouble. As a father, shouldn’t he come out to take care of him? Until Dayi shot down nine three-legged golden crows, Di Jun did not appear. Why did Emperor Di Jun disappear? It is a mystery in "Shan Hai Jing".
Haotian - Seal the ancestor of the prehistoric demon
See here, many readers may ask questions, why is there no Donghuang Taiyi ? Why is there no Jade Emperor ? Be calm and don’t be impatient. The author believes that Haotian can represent the Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Jade Emperor to a certain extent. Unlike Huangdi and Di Jun, Haotian has no specific identity. He represents the worship of the sky by mortals.
Donghuang Taiyi is also the worship of the sky by mortals, and the full name of the Jade Emperor in the Taoist myth is "The Emperor Kaitian Zhengfu Yuli Hanzhen Haotian Jade Emperor". Therefore, Haotian can represent the Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Jade Emperor, and he represents the ancient Heavenly Emperor who "Worship in the Sky".
In ancient myths, there are many legends about Haotian. The one that best reflects its combat effectiveness is to seal the ancestor of the prehistoric demon - Wu. "王" is a prehistoric demon ancestor in ancient mythology. His strength is very strong, probably second only to Kunpeng . "王" has a nickname called "Dinglong". Although he is small, he can feed on dragons and can also fight three dragons and two dragons alone. Not only did he eat dragons, he was also the "ancestor of zombies" in ancient mythology.
In ancient mythology, Zombie King Drought is transformed. A trace of soul controls the body of 后 , and twig turns into the zombie king "Drop Gang". Relying on his strong strength, he constantly endangered the world. So Nuwa and Fuxi joined forces, and the two wanted to eliminate Wu, but Wu successfully escaped repeatedly. We don’t know how strong Fuxi is. The combat power of Nuwa Niangniang is a existence that looks down on the three realms. Finally, Haotian took action himself and caught the stern. But Haotian could not destroy the sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial s
