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An unlikely quartet - a boy, a young rebel and descendant of a reviled war criminal, a mysterious girl and descendant of the Divine Dragon and the kingdom's greatest warrior - cross the desert to find the hidden kingdom of Loulan to prevent Emperor Qin from awakening an ancient weapon that will return China to war. [5]
As depicted by Gan Bozong, woodcut print, Tang dynasty (618–907) The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (/ ˈ hw ɑː ŋ ˈ d iː /), is a mythical Chinese sovereign and culture hero included among the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, ().
In the original video game, Dragon Quest, Lorik is the ruler whose Kingdom of Alefgard has been under attack by the Dragonlord, an evil dragon who steals the powerful Ball of Light gifted from the legendary hero Erdrick many years prior and captures Lorik's daughter Princess Gwaelin for a bride (see princess and dragon). Erdrick's descendant is ...
It relates that while the songwriter was born "under the feet of the dragon", he shares with the people of China the same genetic and cultural heritage and identity. [16] The original lyrics contain a reference to the Opium War, [3] and convey a sense of grievance against unnamed outside enemies. [11]
Puyi in 1908. Puyi was born on 7 February 1906 in Beijing, then called Beiping.His father was Zaifeng, the Prince Chun. [1] Zaifeng was a Manchu prince [2] His great-grandfather was the Daoguang Emperor, his great-uncle was the Xianfeng Emperor, and his grandfather was Yixuan, the first person to hold the title of Prince Chun.
Descendant of Dragon and Tiên (Immortal) Based on the 16th century mythical genealogy Hùng Vương sự tích ngọc phả cổ truyền , Lạc Long Quân is the son of Kinh Dương Vương and Long Mẫu Thần Long, the dragon goddess that rules the sky and the ocean.
Once the dragon was asleep, Jason then took the fleece and sailed away with Medea as promised. Medea distracted her father as they fled by killing her brother Absyrtus. [12] Knowing that the Argonaut's journey back home would be just as perilous and deadly without divine intervention, Hera requested the help of Thetis. To convince the sea nymph ...
They are weeping because they were forced to give the Orochi one of their daughters every year for seven years, and now they must sacrifice their eighth, Kushi-inada-hime (櫛名田比売, "comb/wondrous rice-field princess"), who Susanoo transforms into a kushi (櫛, "comb") for safekeeping. The Kojiki tells the following version: