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Panhu (hanzi: 盤瓠; pinyin Pánhù; IPA: /pʰan³⁵-xu⁵¹/) is an important figure in Han and Yao mythologies. The Panhu mythological complex includes myths in Chinese and also other languages. This myth has a long history of being transmitted by Han Chinese and several of the other ethnic groups of the fifty-six officially recognized by ...
There are various myths and legends in which various ethnic groups claimed or were claimed to have had a divine dog as a forebear, one of these is the story of Panhu. The legendary Chinese sovereign Di Ku has been said to have a dog named Panhu. Panhu helped him win a war by killing the enemy general and bringing him his head and ended up with ...
The Pangu myth appears to have been preceded in ancient Chinese literature by the existence of Shangdi or Taiyi (of the Taiyi Shengshui). Other Chinese myths, such as those of Nüwa and the Jade Emperor, try to explain how people were created and do not necessarily explain the creation of the world. There are many variations of these myths. [9]
The Panhu myth suggests the existence of a once-proud and sovereign Yao kingdom. Moreover, it served as a means for the state to justify the perceived "otherness" of the Yao people, assessing them as uncivilized and fated to reside in the wilderness.
Panhu, a dog who transformed into a man. Panlong (mythology), an aquatic dragon. Peng (mythology), a mystical giant bird of the ocean. Penghou, a tree spirit. Pixiu, strong winged lions that protect Fengshui practitioners. Pig dragon; Pulao (dragon)
Ancient myths: Pangu creating the world, Nuwa mending the sky and creating human beings, Jingwei filling the sea, Kuafu chasing the sun, Dayu controlling the flood, Gonggong hitting Mount Buzhou in anger, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs, Cangjie creating characters, Xingtian dancing with Ganqi and many ...
Some mythology involves creation myths, the origin of things, people and culture. Some involve the origin of the Chinese state. Some myths present a chronology of prehistoric times, many of these involve a culture hero who taught people how to build houses, or cook, or write, or was the ancestor of an ethnic group or dynastic family. Mythology ...
The territory of the Dog; or the realm of the mythical dog-warrior Panhu: Celestial Spring: 天淵: Sagittarius: 3: Pond in the sky Dog: 狗: Sagittarius: 2: Guardian dog at the gate Peasant: 農丈人: Sagittarius: 1: Director of palm farming