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Fuxi
The first of the Three Sovereigns, who revealed the Eight Trigrams to humanity.
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Gods & Deities
Discover the gods, goddesses, immortals, and legendary figures of Chinese mythology and folk religion.
Mythological Figures
Ancient culture heroes and sovereigns
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Shennong
The Divine Farmer who tasted a hundred herbs and gave humanity agriculture and medicine.
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Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor — ancestor of the Chinese nation and father of its civilization.
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Chiyou
The god of war and metalwork, whose defeat at Zhuolu forged the Chinese nation.
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Hou Yi
The legendary archer who shot down nine suns to save the world.
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Nezha
The rebellious child god who defied fate and the heavens.
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Nuwa
The mother goddess who created humanity and repaired the sky.
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Jade Emperor
The supreme ruler of heaven and all gods in the Taoist pantheon.
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Pangu
The cosmic giant whose body became the world.
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Erlang Shen
The three-eyed warrior god and heaven's greatest champion.
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Chang'e
The moon goddess who drank the elixir of immortality and flew to the moon.
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Mazu
The goddess of the sea who protects sailors and fishermen.
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Guan Yu
The god of war, loyalty, and wealth — a real general who became divine.
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Guanyin
The Bodhisattva of Compassion — the most beloved figure in Chinese Buddhism.
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Sun Wukong
The Monkey King — the most famous trickster in Chinese mythology.
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Taishang Laojun
The deified Laozi — founder of Taoism and supreme alchemist of heaven.
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Queen Mother of the West
The goddess of immortality who tends the Peaches of Paradise on Mount Kunlun.
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Li Jing
The Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King — commander of heaven's armies and father of Nezha.
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Kitchen God
The hearth deity who watches over every household and reports to heaven.
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City God
The divine magistrate who protects every city and judges its dead.
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Earth God
The most approachable god in the Chinese pantheon — the earth deity of every village and field.
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Zhong Kui
The demon-quelling god — ugly in life, terrifying to demons in death.
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Yue Lao
The Old Man Under the Moon — the god who ties the red thread of marriage.
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Caishen
The God of Wealth — invoked by every merchant, shopkeeper, and household in the Chinese world.
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