Before Jie and Zhou, there were no relevant historical records, only myths and legends. What is a myth? Myths are stories that happen between gods and immortals, while history is stories that happen between mortals.
But myths are written by mortals after all, so we can always see some human nature in the gods. For example, if the Water God Gonggong cannot beat the other person's Zhurong , she becomes angry and sulks herself, and breaks Buzhou Mountain with one head; for example, in order to return to the heaven, she secretly ate the elixir of immortality, threw Houyi down without looking back, and ran away alone.
In short, myth is the imagination of mortals for unknown fields, but the basis of imagination is still the real world. Because matriarchal society does not occupy a long time in the history of human development, there are very few goddesses who have an important position in ancient mythology. This is also a reflection of the development process of the real world by myths and legends.
Today, "History Book Lingxuan Pavilion" will use this article to talk about the seven immortals in ancient myths. The fifth one is Goddess of War , and Nuwa can only rank second.
7, Moon Goddess; 6, Day Goddess Niangss
Our ancient myths are divided into several major systems, and there is no complete system. For example, in the creation myth, the great god of Pangu transformed into all things after creating the world. His right eye turned into the sun and his left eye turned into the moon. But in the mythological book " Shanhai Jing ", the origin of the sun and the moon is not the case. In "Shan Hai Jing", Tiandi Di Jun has two wives, one is the Sun God Empress Xihe, and the other is the Moon God Empress Chang Xi .
In the "Shan Hai Jing" of "The Great Wilderness Southern Classic", it records that Di Jun and the Sun Goddess Xihe had ten sons, ten three-legged golden crows, which were ten suns, and nine were shot down by Houyi's nine arrows. In the " Great Wilderness West Classic " of Shanhai Jing, it is recorded that Di Jun and the Moon Goddess Chang Xi have twelve daughters, that is, the twelve moons. Therefore, in our ancient mythology, the sun god Xihe and the moon god Chang Xi are two gods with respect.
5, Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady (Goddess of War)
Speaking of the mythical goddess of war, it is estimated that many readers will think of Ancient Greek Mythical Athena , she is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus . And in our ancient mythology, there is also a war goddess, who is the Nine Heavens Xuannv Empress. The image of the Nine Heavens Xuannv Empress appeared very early, and can even be traced back to before the pre-Qin period. In myths and legends, Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl is the supreme god of military strategy and strategy, and she represents victory and wisdom.
In ancient mythology, the Nine Heavens Xuannv once taught military tactics to Huangdi , and Huangdi defeated Chiyou . In some later novels and folk legends, the image of the Nine Heavens Xuannv also appeared repeatedly. Xue Rengui , Song Jiang , Liu Bowen , etc. have all been taught the art of war by the Nine Heavens Xuannv. In short, the Nine Heavens Xuannv Empress is like the Feng Qingyang in " Smiling and Proud Wanderer ". The white-bearded old man in the online novel. After her slap, mortals can defeat the strong with the weak and win a great victory.
4, Queen Mother
is also 350 miles northwest, called Yushan, which is where Queen Mother West lives. The Queen Mother of the West looks like a human, with a leopard tail and tiger teeth, and a good roar, and a plump hair and a victorious person. This is the harshness of Si Tian and the five ruins - "Shan Hai Jing".
After reading the description of the Queen Mother in the "Shan Hai Jing" above, were you shocked? The Queen Mother in "Shan Hai Jing" has "leopard tail and tiger teeth", "good roar", and "popular hair and pigeon". Seeing this description, the first thing that came to my mind was Xie Xun, the golden lion king who practiced "Lion Roaring" and Mei Chaofeng, who practiced "Nine Yin White Bone Claws".
The first Queen Mother was such a fierce and vicious spirit with her hair loose and yelling everywhere. She was a goddess in charge of disasters and punishments. However, as time goes by, the image of Queen Mother gradually entered the Taoist myths and folk legends, and her image also took a 180-degree turn.In some picture books of Taoist myths and folk legends, Queen Mother is graceful, elegant and generous, and has a very motherly feeling of being in the world.
3, Houtu Niangniang
Due to the influence of "Journey to the West", we always think that the Queen Mother is a goddess who can be compared with Jade Emperor , but this is not the case. In ancient mythology, the goddess who can be compared with the Jade Emperor is Houtu Niangniang. She is the god of the earth, in charge of mountains, rivers, and the prosperity and withering of plants and trees, and the resurrection of all things. Hutu Niang has appeared in several major mythological systems. In some folk legends, Hutu Niang is also the main god of the underworld.
In Taoist mythology, Houtu Niang is one of the four imperial of . Jade Emperor manages the heavenly realm, while Houtu is the goddess who dominates the mortal world. The Empress Houtu is also called , the Earth Mother , while the Jade Emperor is called the Heavenly King. In the temple built for her in ancient times, people portrayed her as a dignified and graceful goddess, calling her Houtu Niangniang. In ancient times, agriculture was the most important industry, so the status of Houtu Niang was very high.
2, Nuwa Niangniang
Nuwa Niangniang is the most famous goddess in ancient mythology, and our Goddess of Creation . Nuwa made earth to create people and refined stones to repair the sky, which reflected her great character of compassion for the world and saving the people everywhere. What I want to say here is that in some of my previous articles, there are always people who comment that Nuwa is a demon saint. I was surprised that Nuwa is a dignified goddess of creation and an ancient god. What does she have to do with the demon clan?
Some people may say that Nuwa has a human-headed snake body. In mythological records, Pangu has a dragon-headed snake body. Could it be that Pangu is also a monster? This is actually influenced by various prehistoric novels. The Emperor of Heaven Donghuang Taiyi in "Tianwen" has become the demon saint in the hearts of some readers and also become Di Jun's younger brother. These are all some messy arguments! Di Jun comes from "Shan Hai Jing", and Donghuang Taiyi comes from "Tianwen", and there is no relationship between the two. If I want to say that Li Xunhuan is Li Mochou's brother who has been separated for many years, I am afraid no one believes it. Then why do some people believe that Di Jun is the brother of Donghuang Taiyi?
1, Huaxu Niangniang
There is a giant trace from Lei Ze , Huaxu with his foot, and gave birth to Fuxi Nuwa in Chengji, snake body and human head, and holy virtue - "Shan Hai Jing"
Why can Nuwa Niangniang be ranked second? Because the number one Empress Hua Xu is her mother, Empress Hua Xu is also the earliest goddess to appear in ancient mythology. In ancient mythology, Hua Xu was the queen of Hua Xu's God Kingdom. One day she went to Lei Ze to visit, and later gave birth to Fuxi and Nuwa.
There are also some mythological scholars who believe that the "giant trail" in "Shan Hai Jing" should be left by the ancient ancestor dragon. The giant in the thunder is Thunder . Thunder is the ancient ancestor dragon, the sound of thunder is the roar of the dragon, and the lightning accompanied by thunder is the shape of the dragon. Therefore, Fuxi and Nuwa are half-human and half-dragon bodies.
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