Tien- Kou ORIGIN: China T’ien-kou literally translates as “Celestial Dog” and refers to two different but possibly related things: • T’ien-kou are shooting stars. • T’ien-kou are dreaded dog-shaped mountain Demons. T’ien-kou
Kitchen God The Stove Master ALSO KNOWN AS: Zao Shen; Tsao Chun ORIGIN: China The Kitchen God traditionally lives by the hearth. His role is to protect family harmony by guarding the kitchen and dining areas, once considered the soul
Daoism (Taoism) Daoism is an ancient combination of religion, philosophy, and folk beliefs, including ritual healing. It began more than 2,000 years ago in China. The Dao is beyond easy definition. According
Known the world over as the “hopping vampire,” the mythology specifically regarding the ch’ing shih originates in the lands between Siberia and China. This vampiric REVENANT is created in the typical fashion
Chun T’i In Chinese mythology, goddess of dawn and light, protector against war; she is portrayed with eight arms, two of which hold the sun and moon. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology
Chung-li Ch’üan (Chang Liang) (second century b.c.e.) In Chinese Taoist mythology, one of the Pa-Hsien, the Eight Immortals. In one legend he was forced by an old man to pick up a
Chu-lin Chi’i-Hsien (seven immortals of bamboo grove) In Chinese legend, seven men who drank and conversed together in a bamboo grove, or in a place called Bamboo Grove, about 275 b.c.e. They
Chu-ko Liang (third century c.e.) In Chinese legend, a deified mortal, who in life was noted for his wisdom. Chu-ko Liang, who was eight feet tall, was called by the emperor to
Chu Jung In Chinese legend, a deified mortal, nicknamed Ch’ih Ti (the red emperor), honoured as the god of fire, which he taught men how to use. He is also regarded as
Chiu-t’ien Lei Kung In Chinese mythology, a thunder god, invoked against disasters. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow– Copyright
Ch’in-kuang wang In Chinese mythology, ruler of the first hell of Ti Yü, the underworld. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James
Ch’i Ku-tzu In Chinese mythology, seven deified young women, invoked in times of drought, flood, and other natural disasters. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony
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