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Daji (Chinese: 妲己; pinyin: Dájǐ; Wade–Giles: Ta 2-chi 3) was the favourite consort of King Zhou of Shang, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China.In legends and fictions, she is portrayed as a malevolent fox spirit who kills and impersonates the real Daji. [2]
Nüwa, also read Nügua, is a mother goddess, culture hero, [1] and/or member of the Three Sovereigns of Chinese mythology. She is a goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. [2] She is credited with creating humanity and repairing the Pillar of Heaven. [3]
Altars of goddess worship are usually arranged with Bixia at the center and two goddesses at her sides, most frequently the "Lady of Eyesight" and the "Lady of Offspring". [ 68 ] : 149–150, 191, note 18 A different figure, but with the same astral connections as Bixia is the "Goddess of the Seven Stars" ( 七星娘娘 , Qīxīng Niángniáng ).
Yaoji (Chinese: 瑶姬; lit. 'Princess Beautiful Jade'), [1] is a Chinese goddess of Wu Mountain. [2] A shaman and master herbalist, Yaoji is responsible for the presence of many medicinal herbs on Earth. She is a protective weather goddess who raises and soothes storms.
The classic Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (also commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi) contains a register of deities (Chinese: 封神榜). According to Fengshen Yanyi , Yuanshi Tianzun ("Primeval Lord of Heaven") bestows upon Jiang Ziya the Fengshen bang (Register of Deities), a list that empowers him to invest in the gods of heaven.
Jingwei (traditional Chinese: 精衛; simplified Chinese: 精卫; pinyin: Jīngwèi; Wade–Giles: Ching-wei; lit. 'Spirit Guardian') [1] is a bird in Chinese mythology, who was transformed from Yandi's daughter Nüwa. [a] [2] She is also a goddess in Chinese mythology. [3]
The last ruler of the Shang dynasty, King Zhou of Shang, was a tyrant who spent his days with his favorite concubine Daji and executing or punishing officials. After faithfully serving the Shang court for approximately twenty years, Jiang came to find King Zhou insufferable, and feigned madness in order to escape court life and the ruler's power.
The story as told is that there were three goddesses in the era of Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor), namely Sunü (Chinese: 素女, "the Simple Woman"), Xuannü (Chinese: 玄女, "the Mysterious Woman"), and Cainü (Chinese: 彩女, "the Colorful Woman"); the three sisters taught the Huangdi Taoist sexual practices, the theory of sex, and ...