Evils, demons, braves, and gluttons are all spirits in the mythology of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". There are 43 species in one species.

魍鉉, pronounced wǎng liǎng, is a mountain spirit in ancient myths and legends. It is also said that he is the God of Plague, who was transformed by Zhuanxu's son. It comes from works such as "Confucius' Family Language: Distinguishing Things". It can also refer to shadow.

魑魔, pronounced chī mèi, is a mountain god in ancient Chinese myths and legends, and also refers to a harmful ghost in the mountains and forests. Together with the demon demon, the demon demon demon means a mountain monster and a water god, and was later extended to mean various bad guys.

Pixiu, pronounced pí xiū, is a ferocious and auspicious beast recorded in ancient Chinese books and folk myths and legends. It is also known as "warming against evil and heavenly fortune".

Taotie, pronounced tāo tiè, is a mysterious monster in ancient Chinese myths and legends, also known as the roe deer owl. "Zuo Zhuan" records that Taotie is the son of Jinyun family, not one of the nine sons of Long. Now used as a metaphor to describe greedy people.

Extended information

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an ancient Chinese book describing ancient legends and strange things. It was generally written by people from Chu or Bashu from the middle and late Warring States Period to the early and middle Han Dynasty.

The author of the book is unknown. The ancients believed that the book was "curious people in the Warring States Period who took the "Biography of King Mu" and miscellaneously recorded "Zhuang", "Lie", "Li Sao", "Book of Zhou", "Jin" "Multiply" to achieve success. Modern scholars also believe that the book was not written at one time, and the author was not one person.

This book is also an absurd and strange book. It records ancient Chinese mythology, geography, plants, animals, minerals, products, witchcraft, religion, medicine, folk customs, ethnicity, etc., and reflects cultural phenomena that are vast and all-encompassing.

Reference materials

Baidu Encyclopedia - Classic of Mountains and Seas