The Queen Mother of the West is the ancient goddess of China. It is described as Vulpix Fox in Shan Hai Jing, and it is not Fengshen.
The Queen Mother of the West, commonly known as the Queen Mother of the West, is also known as Lao Mu, Empress Dowager, Jin Niang and Jin Niang. The full name is Yuan Jun, the Queen Mother of Jiufeng Taizhen Baiyu Guitai or Yuan Jun, and the Golden Mother of Jiuguang Guitai Tailing Jiuguang Guitai. The name of the Queen Mother of the West was first seen in Shan Hai Jing. "West" refers to the direction, and "Empress Dowager" is the name of God. The Queen Mother of the West is formed by the chaotic Tao and the wonderful spirit of China and the West. Her surname is Hou Shi, which matches the West. "The Legend of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" said that when the Queen Mother of the West went to the temple, she was "dressed in golden clothes, brilliant in literary talent, elegant in appearance, with a large ribbon of flying souls around her waist, a scenic sword around her waist, a Taihua bun and a morning baby crown, and walked in a mysterious phoenix posture." It is also considered to be 30 years old, short and short, and graceful. "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was ordered by the Queen Mother of the West. According to Shan Hai Jing, the Queen Mother of the West is unkempt and unkempt. She is the god of the West White Tiger, the messenger of the West Queen Mother, not the shape of the West Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother of the West, also known as the Queen Mother, is a Taoist deity and a figure in China mythology. According to Shan Hai Jing, she is a noisy monster with leopard tail and tiger teeth. In later novels and operas, it is a beautiful woman, and the fairy celebrated her birthday at the flat peach banquet, so it is also a symbol of immortality.
The Queen Mother of the West is the oldest goddess in China. As early as the Shang Dynasty in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, it was called "the Queen Mother of the West", and some commentators thought that it referred to the Queen Mother of the West. In Shan Hai Jing, an ancient sorcerer's book, the Queen Mother of the West appeared as a half-man, half-beast: "South of the West Sea, on the shore of quicksand ... Some people are Dai Sheng with tiger teeth. There is a tail named Queen Mother of the West ... Zeus and Wu Can. " (Classic of Mountains and Seas-Wild West Classic) shows a strong totem color and a certain temperament of the god of punishment and killing. The Queen Mother of the West was also mentioned in Mu Zhuan, but she appeared more as the leader of a distant alien tribe. The story of the Queen Mother of the West meeting Mu Wang and drinking in Yaochi was inherited by later generations and became the central plot of books such as The Story of Hanwu and The Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
According to the development of primitive religion, the image of the Queen Mother of the West should be developed from the image of a priestess in ancient witchcraft ceremonies. In the matriarchal clan period of primitive society, the position of priest was held by the female elders in the tribe. She became the supreme authority of the tribe, the spokesperson of the gods of heaven and earth, and was responsible for presiding over sacrifices. In ancient sacrifices, killing sacrifices (including the living) is an important content, and the work of killing sacrifices is done by priestesses, which is also an important reason why the Queen Mother of the West is regarded as a god of death.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the belief in the Queen Mother of the West once again became a folk fashion. After four years of mourning for Emperor Jianping, the people were in dire straits, and a large number of Kanto people fled their homes. In the process of escape, they spread the news to the Queen Mother of the West. After 26 years of counties and counties, they went straight to Kyoto and gathered in the capital to sing and dance to worship the Queen Mother of the West (see Hanshu-Mourning the Emperor). People's sufferings provide people with opportunities to make gods. As the reformed god, the Queen Mother of the West officially stepped onto the altar. This kind of folk sacrifice was finally officially recognized, and the belief in the Queen Mother of the West became an important folk belief in the Han Dynasty.
This religious fanaticism initiated by the people finally influenced the early Taoism, and the idea of immortality contained in the belief of the Queen Mother of the West also appealed to Taoism for longevity. Later, according to the theological theory, Taoism derived the familiar Queen Mother of the West and the relative Dong.
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The legendary goddess. The strange god, who was originally in charge of disasters and punishments, gradually became soft and gentle in the process of spreading and became an old and kind goddess. According to legend, the Queen Mother lives in Yaochi, Kunlun Mountain, and there are flat peaches in the garden, which can be eaten forever. Also known as the Golden Mother, the Golden Mother of Yaochi and the Queen Mother of the West.
According to the ancient book Shan Hai Jing, "The Queen Mother of the West is like a human being, with a leopard's tail and tiger's teeth. Dai Sheng, who is good at whistling, is the strength of the division and five scholars." The Queen Mother of the West is "human-like", with a leopard tail and tiger teeth. She is good at growling with high-frequency sounds. With messy hair and a square hat. It is a god sent by heaven to spread viruses and various disasters. It can be seen that he is ugly and is a demon god who sends disasters and epidemics! He lives on the top of Kunlun Mountain. There are three giant birds of prey called "Jade Birds", which bring him food and daily necessities every day.
However, in Mu's legend, the words and deeds of the Queen Mother of the West are like a gentle ruler. When Zhou Muwang traveled around the world in an eight-horse, he traveled to Kunlun Mountain in the west. He took out Bai Gui Xu Anbi and other jade articles to visit the Queen Mother of the West. The next day, Mu Wang hosted a banquet in Yaochi for the Queen Mother of the West. Both of them sang some poems and exchanged blessings.
The Legend of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty called her a goddess with peerless appearance and gave her a flat peach that bears fruit once every three thousand years. Taoism takes the third day of March every year as the queen mother's birthday, and holds a grand event on this day, commonly known as the Flat Peach Festival.
Some scholars and experts in China believe that the mythical Queen Mother of the West does exist in history. Li Xiaowei, a scholar studying Kunlun culture, was quoted by Xinhua as saying: "In fact, the Queen Mother of the West, shrouded in many myths, is not a fairy, but a female chief of a nomadic tribe west of Qinghai Lake."
Many years' research and on-the-spot investigation by some scholars and experts found that there was once a country of animal husbandry-the Queen Mother of the West more than 3,000 to 5,000 years ago. Its territory includes the vast area sandwiched between Kunlun Mountain and Qilian Mountain in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau today, and the grassland around Qinghai Lake and Qaidam Basin are its richest central areas. According to textual research, the "national capital" of the ancient kingdom of Xiwangmu is located in Tianjun County, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, west of Qinghai Lake.
Professor Zhang from the Department of Geography of Qinghai Normal University pointed out in his signed article: "It is worth noting that the Queen Mother of the West is not only the title of an ancient tribal country, but also the honorific title of an ancient queen, which has been passed down from generation to generation." The existing ancient books prove that from the Jin Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties and even the Republic of China, there were a large number of queen tribes in Qinghai grassland area and the north and south of Kunlun Mountain, among which Supi tribe was the most famous.
The Queen Mother in The Journey to the West
Empress Dowager: She lives in Yaochi, so she is also called Queen Yaochi. She held a flat peach celebration in Yaochi, where she hosted a banquet for immortals from all walks of life, only to be disturbed by the Monkey King, the Great Sage of Qitian. The flat peach she planted is the most magical. Small peach trees have been cooked for 3 thousand years, and those who eat them are light in fitness and immortal. Ordinary peach trees are only cooked once in 6000 years. When people eat them, they soar in the daytime and live forever. The best food is cooked in 9000. People eat it with heaven and earth, with the sun and the moon. She is the most respected goddess in the Heavenly Palace. She is responsible for banquets for immortals in heaven and for marriage and childbirth on earth.
The Queen Mother of the West is only a female tribal leader in matriarchal society, just like the Amazon female warrior in the west. By the way, convenient bow and arrow, cut off her right chest.
Later, the Queen Mother of the West was mythical, but she was ugly. Details can be searched online. The myth of China has also taken shape. At this time, it may be the pre-Qin period, but at most it is the Western Han Dynasty.
I don't think the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother of the West are the same person, because we usually talk about the Empress Dowager and always appear as the spouse of the Jade Emperor.
But the names between the two are too similar, and later generations are easily confused. The Queen Mother of the West and West Zhou Muwang used to be lovers, but the Queen Mother wouldn't do that.
Of course, the jade emperor's family has been ruined. It was the jade emperor's sister who cooperated with Yang Fanren and gave birth to Yang Jian.
I think that the Jade Pool Golden Maiden described in this deity is the Queen Mother, not the Queen Mother of the West, because the Pingtao Society is mentioned above. So Longji and the Seven Fairies should be sisters.