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Below is a list of the characters in the Chinese epic fantasy novel Fengshen Yanyi. Pages in category "Investiture of the Gods characters" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total.
As part of the Queen's plan, he conceals his true identity and adopts the name of White Swordsman (白の剣士, Shiro no Kenshi) while living in a small village with The Crimson Scholar. While traveling through the Demon Realm as a peacekeeper, he dons an imposing black armor belonging to a former Demon King, addressing himself as a servant of ...
There are significant discrepancies in the names and lists of gods recorded between the Shu edition (the original handwritten manuscript version) and the Tongxing edition (a widely printed version) of the Fengshen Yanyi, especially in Chapters 99 and 100. In the 99th chapter, the Shu edition lists 363 righteous gods and then adds Fei Lian and A ...
Thongor Against the Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer Lin Carter, the third book of his Thongor series set on the mythical continent of Lemuria. It was first published in paperback by Paperback Library in November 1967, and reissued by Warner Books in August 1979. The first British edition was published in paperback by Tandem in 1970 ...
A late Ming commentary edition of The Story of Han Xiangzi A late Ming edition of The Eunuch Sanbao's Voyage to the Western Ocean, a blend of shenmo ("fantasy") and historical fiction Cover of an early 20th-century edition of Journey to the West (volume four) Cover of an early 20th-century edition of the Investiture of the Gods (volume two) Cover of Journey to the East, one of the Four ...
The Investiture of the Gods, also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng 1-shên 2 Yan 3-yi 4; Jyutping: Fung 1 San 4 Jin 2 Ji 6) and Fengshen Bang (封神榜), [note 1] is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods and demons (shenmo) genre written during the Ming dynasty ...
Many narratives recounting characters and events from ancient times exhibit a dual tradition: one that presents a more historicized or euhemerized interpretation, and another that offers a more mythological perspective. [3] Numerous myths delve into the creation and cosmology of the universe, exploring the origins of deities and heavenly ...
Early in the novel, he becomes sworn brothers with Sun Wukong and five other yaoguai and is ranked the most senior of the seven. Later on, when the protagonists arrive at the Flaming Mountains on their journey, they get into conflict with Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan, especially since Sun Wukong had caused the downfall of their son ...