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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tianlong (天龍)
Tianlong (天龍)
Alternative Names (異名):
天龍(traditional Chinese), 天龙(simplified Chinese), Tianlong, Tien-long, tiān lóng(pinyin), heaven dragon(literally)
In Chinese mythology, Tianlong or Tien-long (traditional Chinese: 天龍; simplified Chinese: 天龙; pinyin: tiān lóng - literally "heaven dragon") are the celestial dragons who pull the chariots of the gods and guard their palaces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mythology
Chinese mythology | Chinese dragons | Chinese mythology stubs
Alternative Names (異名):
天龍(traditional Chinese), 天龙(simplified Chinese), Tianlong, Tien-long, tiān lóng(pinyin), heaven dragon(literally)
In Chinese mythology, Tianlong or Tien-long (traditional Chinese: 天龍; simplified Chinese: 天龙; pinyin: tiān lóng - literally "heaven dragon") are the celestial dragons who pull the chariots of the gods and guard their palaces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mythology
Chinese mythology | Chinese dragons | Chinese mythology stubs
Friday, December 8, 2000
Ox-Head and Horse-Face (牛头马面)
Ox-Head and Horse-Face (牛头马面)
Alternative Names (異名):
牛頭馬面(traditional Chinese), 牛头马面(simplified Chinese), niú tóu mǎ miàn(pinyin), Ox-Head and Horse-Face
Ox-Head (simplified Chinese: 牛头; traditional Chinese: 牛頭; pinyin: niú tóu) and Horse-Face (simplified Chinese: 马面; traditional Chinese: 馬面; pinyin: mǎ miàn) are two fearsome guardians of the Underworld in Chinese mythology, where the dead face judgement (and punishment) prior to reincarnation. As indicated by their names, one has the head of an ox, and the other has the face of a horse. They are the first people a dead soul meets upon arriving in the Underworld; in many stories they directly escort the newly dead to the Underworld. Usually, the two are mentioned together (牛头马面, 牛頭馬面).
In the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West, at one point Horse-Face and Ox-Head are sent to capture Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. Sun Wukong overpowers both of them and scares them away. He then breaks into the Underworld and crosses out the names of himself and his people from the record of living souls, hence granting immortality to himself and his monkey followers.
Notable representations in popular media
In Lone Wolf and Cub, the protagonist, Ogami Itto, has visions about Ox-Head and Horse-face. He refers to them as "Gozu Mezu" and uses drawings of them to advertise his services as an assassin.
In the animated version of Rumiko Takahashi's InuYasha, the cast fights with Ox-Head and Horse-Face in order to enter the underworld - but only Sesshomaru, with the sword Tenseiga, is allowed to pass without fighting Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox-Head_and_Horse-Face
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
Chinese mythology stubs | Chinese mythology | Legendary mammals
Alternative Names (異名):
牛頭馬面(traditional Chinese), 牛头马面(simplified Chinese), niú tóu mǎ miàn(pinyin), Ox-Head and Horse-Face
Ox-Head (simplified Chinese: 牛头; traditional Chinese: 牛頭; pinyin: niú tóu) and Horse-Face (simplified Chinese: 马面; traditional Chinese: 馬面; pinyin: mǎ miàn) are two fearsome guardians of the Underworld in Chinese mythology, where the dead face judgement (and punishment) prior to reincarnation. As indicated by their names, one has the head of an ox, and the other has the face of a horse. They are the first people a dead soul meets upon arriving in the Underworld; in many stories they directly escort the newly dead to the Underworld. Usually, the two are mentioned together (牛头马面, 牛頭馬面).
In the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West, at one point Horse-Face and Ox-Head are sent to capture Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. Sun Wukong overpowers both of them and scares them away. He then breaks into the Underworld and crosses out the names of himself and his people from the record of living souls, hence granting immortality to himself and his monkey followers.
Notable representations in popular media
In Lone Wolf and Cub, the protagonist, Ogami Itto, has visions about Ox-Head and Horse-face. He refers to them as "Gozu Mezu" and uses drawings of them to advertise his services as an assassin.
In the animated version of Rumiko Takahashi's InuYasha, the cast fights with Ox-Head and Horse-Face in order to enter the underworld - but only Sesshomaru, with the sword Tenseiga, is allowed to pass without fighting Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox-Head_and_Horse-Face
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
Chinese mythology stubs | Chinese mythology | Legendary mammals
Monday, September 1, 1997
Nian (年獸)
Nian (年獸)
Alternative Names (異名):
年獸(traditional Chinese), 年兽(simplified Chinese), nián shòu(pinyin), Nian
In Chinese mythology, Nian (traditional Chinese: 年獸; simplified Chinese: 年兽; pinyin: nián shòu) is a beast that comes in spring. The Chinese word for year is based on the arrival of this beast. A phrase for celebrating Chinese New Year, guo nian (traditional Chinese: 過年; simplified Chinese: 过年; pinyin: guò nián) means the passing of the beast. It is believed that it lives under the sea. It came to attack people at the same time of the year. The Chinese tradition of decorating in red, burning firecrackers, and the lion dance with loud drums and gongs was to scare the beast away.
Nian (Beast)
The Nian would come to China and eat up people it saw, but in some stories, an immortal was said to have made use of Nian's powers (eating up venomous snakes and killing wild beasts like tigers and lions) before taming it (by flashing his red undergarment to scare Nian, who feared the colour red). Since then, people put up red spring couplets to prevent Nian from coming back.
During Chinese New Year, there are two kinds of lion dances. The northern lion Rui Shi (traditional Chinese: 瑞獅; simplified Chinese: 瑞狮; pinyin: ruì shī) has long hair, floppy ears and a round head without horns. Their name is translated as lions, but they definitely are not the same as African lions. The northern lions fit the description of a Fu Dog. The southern lions, mainly Cantonese, have a single horn at the top center of their heads. The Cantonese lions fit the description of a Nian, but they are not the same as the northern lions. Some legends said the Cantonese lion dance is a reenactment of how Bu Dai tamed the Nian.
See also
Imperial guardian lion (獅, also known as a Fu Dogs) for the use of the lion image stylized statuary at entrances to important places. Note that Nian (horned) and the guardian lion (hornless) are different creatures.
Pixiu similar beast but with wings.
Qilin combining elements of fish, lion, deer, and ox.
Luduan (甪端) another beast with a single horn.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
Chinese mythology | Chinese words and phrases
Alternative Names (異名):
年獸(traditional Chinese), 年兽(simplified Chinese), nián shòu(pinyin), Nian
In Chinese mythology, Nian (traditional Chinese: 年獸; simplified Chinese: 年兽; pinyin: nián shòu) is a beast that comes in spring. The Chinese word for year is based on the arrival of this beast. A phrase for celebrating Chinese New Year, guo nian (traditional Chinese: 過年; simplified Chinese: 过年; pinyin: guò nián) means the passing of the beast. It is believed that it lives under the sea. It came to attack people at the same time of the year. The Chinese tradition of decorating in red, burning firecrackers, and the lion dance with loud drums and gongs was to scare the beast away.
Nian (Beast)
The Nian would come to China and eat up people it saw, but in some stories, an immortal was said to have made use of Nian's powers (eating up venomous snakes and killing wild beasts like tigers and lions) before taming it (by flashing his red undergarment to scare Nian, who feared the colour red). Since then, people put up red spring couplets to prevent Nian from coming back.
During Chinese New Year, there are two kinds of lion dances. The northern lion Rui Shi (traditional Chinese: 瑞獅; simplified Chinese: 瑞狮; pinyin: ruì shī) has long hair, floppy ears and a round head without horns. Their name is translated as lions, but they definitely are not the same as African lions. The northern lions fit the description of a Fu Dog. The southern lions, mainly Cantonese, have a single horn at the top center of their heads. The Cantonese lions fit the description of a Nian, but they are not the same as the northern lions. Some legends said the Cantonese lion dance is a reenactment of how Bu Dai tamed the Nian.
See also
Imperial guardian lion (獅, also known as a Fu Dogs) for the use of the lion image stylized statuary at entrances to important places. Note that Nian (horned) and the guardian lion (hornless) are different creatures.
Pixiu similar beast but with wings.
Qilin combining elements of fish, lion, deer, and ox.
Luduan (甪端) another beast with a single horn.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
Chinese mythology | Chinese words and phrases
Tuesday, September 1, 1992
Kua Fu (夸父)
Kua Fu (夸父)
Alternative Names (異名):
夸父, Kua Fu
Kua Fu (Chinese: 夸父) is a giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the sun.
One day out of the blue, Kua Fu was perplexed by the Sun's whereabouts at night and decided to chase and catch the Sun. With each stride he gets closer to the Sun, however, he could never catch up to it.
He followed the Sun from the East to the West, draining all rivers and lakes crossing his path as sources of water to quench his burning thirst as he closed in on the star. However, he wasn't able to finish his quest because he died of the extreme heat and exhaustion.
The wooden club he was carrying grew into a vast forest. In modern day Chinese usage, the story of Kua Fu chasing the Sun is used to describe a person who fails to obtain his goal because he greatly overestimates himself.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kua_Fu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
Alternative Names (異名):
夸父, Kua Fu
Kua Fu (Chinese: 夸父) is a giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the sun.
One day out of the blue, Kua Fu was perplexed by the Sun's whereabouts at night and decided to chase and catch the Sun. With each stride he gets closer to the Sun, however, he could never catch up to it.
He followed the Sun from the East to the West, draining all rivers and lakes crossing his path as sources of water to quench his burning thirst as he closed in on the star. However, he wasn't able to finish his quest because he died of the extreme heat and exhaustion.
The wooden club he was carrying grew into a vast forest. In modern day Chinese usage, the story of Kua Fu chasing the Sun is used to describe a person who fails to obtain his goal because he greatly overestimates himself.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kua_Fu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology
Wednesday, September 14, 1977
China: The Nine Dragons (九龍圖卷; 陳容)
One of the dragons from "The Nine Dragons" handscroll (九龍圖卷; 陳容)
Description
One of the dragons from "The Nine Dragons" handscroll (九龍圖卷; 陳容), painted by the Song Dynasty Chinese artist Chen Rong in the year 1244 AD. This painting is found now at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA.
Artist: Chen Rong, Chinese, first half of the 13th century Southern Song dynasty dated 1244
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