What are the famous emperors in the myths and legends of ancient and modern times, China and abroad?
Looking at the myths of ancient and modern times, people in all places have their own beliefs, and after this belief is personalized, it becomes a god. There are many emperor-level gods in myths and legends. Who are they? Let’s take a look!
Chinese mythology emperor
Haotian God, Jade Emperor, Emperor of Heaven, Ziwei Emperor of the North Pole, Emperor of the Antarctic, Emperor of the Longevity, Emperor of the East Pole, Emperor of Qinghua, Emperor of the East Pole, Following the heavens and following the example of Houtu Emperor Diji (Emperor of Houtu), Five Emperors.
Three Officials Emperor, Zhenwu Emperor, Fengdu Emperor, Tianqi Rensheng Emperor of Taishan, Dongyue Taishan, Sitianzhao Sheng Emperor of the Nanyue Hengshan, Zhongyue Songshan, Zhongtian Chongsheng Emperor, Antian Xuansheng Emperor of the Northern Mountain, Huashan, Huashan, Jintian Voice Saint, Guansheng Emperor, etc. The Primitive Heavenly Venerable in the Three Pure Land, also known as the Yuqing Emperor. Lingbao Tianzun is also known as Taidaojun, Shangqing Emperor, etc. The Heavenly Lord of Morality is also called Taishang Laojun, the Emperor of the Born, the Emperor of Taiqing, etc.
In Chinese history, it was called the Great Emperor because it was admired by later generations. There were Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Genghis Khan, Emperor Kangxi, and Sun Quan named himself the Great Emperor. After his death, he was posthumously named Emperor.
The Great Emperor in Foreign Myths
Indian Myths—Indra, God, Caesar, Russia Ivan the Great, France Napoleon the Great, etc.
From this we can see that the word "God" appears more frequently in Chinese mythology, but few in foreign mythology.