Legends of ancient mythical beasts in the ancient oriental civilization
() [The reason why I posted this post on the ancient Eastern mythical beasts is because there will be twelve types later in the book, which are the corresponding twelve true spirit stars, the twelve dazzling stars emitted by the true spirit tower star array. Point, the Xumi crystal ball can be identified.】
1,Baize
Baize is an animal in Chinese legends. It is often regarded as a symbol of a virtuous ruler's governance along with the unicorn or the phoenix.
The mythical beast on Kunlun Mountain is a famous mountain beast. It is covered with snow-white body. It can speak human language and understand the emotions of all things. It rarely appears, unless there is a saint who governs the world at that time, and he comes here on the basis of a letter.
"Xuanyuan Benji" has the story of the mythical beast Baize: "The (Huang) Emperor went hunting east to the sea and climbed Huan Mountain. He found the mythical beast Baize on the seashore. He could speak and express the feelings of all things. He asked about the ghosts and gods in the world. Since ancient times, The spirit is a thing, and the wandering soul is a change. There are 1,520 kinds of things. Bai Ze said it. The emperor ordered it to be written down in pictures to show the world." [1]
It is said that Baize has a painting called "Baize's Ghost Picture".
2, Kui
Kui (pinyin: kui, pinyin: ㄎxㄟˊ, medieval pinyin: gyi) was born in Liubo Mountain in the East China Sea. Its shape is like a cow, without horns, huge and dark, but only supported by one foot, also called one-legged. Kui. A kind of dragon-like animal in legends passed down to the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty. The image is usually one horn, one leg, an open mouth, and a curled tail. Kui patterns are often found on bronzes such as bells, tripods, and Yi vessels. The appearance resembles Kui and the sound is like Thunder has only one leg. It is said that the Yellow Emperor killed Kui according to the instructions of the Nine Heavens Xuannv and made war drums from his skin.[2]
Legend has it that Kui is an evil beast that can emit light like the sun and moon and scream like thunder. It is said to be the mount of the God of Thunder.
3,Phoenix
The phoenix is the male and the phoenix is the female. It is a miraculous animal in Chinese myths and legends and the king of birds; it is also called the red bird, the red bird, the fire bird, the pheasant, etc. In Western mythology, it is also called the fire bird and the phoenix ( However, there are essential differences between the phoenix in Eastern and Western cultures). The image is generally a flamingo with a relatively long tail and is surrounded by fire. It is estimated that it evolved from people's mythological processing of flamingos. In mythology, it is said that the phoenix is born every day. After the second death, a fire will be ignited all over the body, and then it will be reborn in the fire and gain more powerful vitality than before, which is called "Phoenix Nirvana". Repeatedly, the Phoenix gains eternal life, hence the "Phoenix" The name.
The phoenix, like the unicorn, is a collective name for both sexes. The male is phoenix and the female is phoenix. They are collectively called phoenix, so the word phoenix is a compound word structure. Phoenix flying together is a symbol of auspiciousness and harmony. Like the image of a dragon, it is increasingly Later, it became more complicated, with the head of a hong, the hip of a lin, the neck of a snake, the tail of a fish, the pattern, the body of a turtle, the chin of a swallow, and the mouth of a chicken. Since ancient times, the phoenix has become an important part of the Chinese culture.
4. Qilin, also known as "Qilin", referred to as "Lin",
Kirin
The benevolent beast and auspicious beast in ancient legends are an animal in ancient Chinese legends. Together with the phoenix, turtle and dragon, they are called the "four spirits". They are called the holy beast kings and are the mounts of gods.
The male is called Qi, and the female is called Lin. Judging from its external shape, it has a dragon head, an elk body, an ox's tail, a horse's hooves (it is said to be "wolf's hoof" in historical records), and fish scales. It has two horns, called dragon horns, and its horns are extremely Hard. Light gray in color.
5,梼杌
Taowu (taowu) was originally just a feared and disgusted evil person, a ferocious beast in ancient legends. Legend has it that it was one of the "four evils" in ancient times, and was transformed by the resentment after the death of Gun (gun).
According to "Zuo Zhuan" written in the 18th year of Wen Gong: "Zhuan Xu had some untalented students who could not be taught a lesson and did not know how to make mistakes. If he told them, he would be stubborn and if he abandoned them, he would be arrogant. He was arrogant and ruthless and had a clear virtue. He would cause chaos in the world and the people of the world would call him Ying.
杌." After his death, this unteachable evil man eventually evolved into a famous magical beast in ancient times. "The Classic of Divine Miracles·Western Wilderness Scripture" records that "in the wilderness of the West, there is a beast, which looks like a tiger with dog hair, is two feet long, and has a human face.
It has tiger's feet, pig's mouth and teeth, and a tail that is one to eight feet long. It stirs up chaos in the wasteland and is named Tao Tzu."
6, Haechi
Xie Zhi (xiezhi Xie Zhi) is a famous mythical beast produced under the ancient thoughts of divine judgment and divine judgment, and is also known as the "Dharma Beast". Xie Zhi, also known as Jie Zhi or Jie Zhi, is an ancient mythical beast in ancient Chinese legends.
The big one is like a cow, the small one is like a sheep, similar to a unicorn, with thick dark hair all over its body, bright eyes, and usually a horn on its forehead, commonly known as unicorn. It has high wisdom and understands people's speech and character.
.It has angry eyes, can distinguish right from wrong, good and evil, and loyal officials. If it finds an evil official, it will knock him down with its horns and then eat him. It can distinguish right from right and is also known as the divine sheep.
It is a symbol of bravery and justice, a symbol of the emperor, "uprightness" and "peace and justice".
According to "Lunheng" and "Huainanzi·Xiuwu Pian", it is as big as a cow and as small as a sheep. Its appearance is roughly like a unicorn, with thick dark hair all over its body, bright eyes and a forehead.
There is usually a single horn on the head. It is said that if the horn is broken, the person will die. Some people have been seen with wings, but most of them have no wings. They have high wisdom and can understand people's speech. They will use the horn to deal with dishonest and unfaithful people.
Conflict. Later generations often raised ordinary sheep in temples to replace Xie Zhi.
7,j
Jou [Pinyin]: [hou], commonly known as Wangtianhou, Chaotianhou, it is said that he is the son of the Dragon King and has the habit of keeping watch. The dragon on the top of the Huabiao column (i.e. Chaotianhou) roars at the sky, which is regarded as transmitting God's will and issuing orders.
People's sentiments. There are also literature records that Guanyin Bodhisattva's mount is "Roaring to the Sky". Ancient books say that it is a dog-like northern beast that eats people. It is shaped like a rabbit, with long ears, only more than a foot long. Lions are afraid of it,
If Gaihou drowns, the body will rot. It is recorded in "Yan Expo Yu Tan".
"Shu Yi Ji" records: "There is a beast named Jian in the East China Sea. It can eat borneol brains. It flies up and down in the air and is extremely ferocious. Every time it fights with a dragon, it spits fire for several feet from its mouth, and the dragon is invincible. In the summer of the 25th year of Kangxi's reign,
In Pingyang County, there was a dragon that chased dragons from the sea into the sky. They fought for three days and nights. People saw three dragons and two dragons. They fought together to kill one dragon and two dragons. The dragons also died and they all fell into the valley. One of the objects was one or two meters long.
Zhang, shaped like a horse, with a scaled mane. After death, there is still a flame in the scaled mane that is more than ten feet long, and the cover is a joust." "Yongding County Chronicles" published by Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty uploaded: "In the second year of Tongzhi (AD 1863), Yinan
There is a strange beast, as big as an ox, with a tail like a fan, a mouth as wide as a basin, with red hair all over its body, several feet long, that bites people and other evil beasts, and may look like a ravenous cloud."
8. Chongming bird
The Chongming Bird is a sacred bird in ancient Chinese myths and legends. It looks like a chicken and sings like a phoenix. This bird has two eyes in both eyes, so it is called the Chongming Bird, also called the Chongming Bird. It has great strength and can
Fighting ferocious beasts can ward off disasters such as ferocious beasts and monsters. In the old New Year custom, affixing pictures of chickens on doors and windows is actually the legacy of the Ming Dynasty bird.
It is said in "Shi Yi Ji" that during the seventy years of Yao's reign, there was a country with accumulated branches, and there were birds offering Mingming. One bird had two clear words in its eyes. It looked like a chicken and sang like a phoenix. It shed its feathers and flew with its fleshy wings.
. It can drive away beasts and wolves, so that demons and swarms of evil cannot cause harm. Sometimes it comes several times in 365 days, and sometimes it does not come all year round. The people of the country sweep their doors to remember the Chongming. For example, when the Chongming bird has not arrived, the people of the country will carve wood.
, or make a bronze statue, with the image of this bird, placed in a bright door, then evil spirits and the like will naturally retreat.
9, Bi Fang
A sign of fire in ancient Chinese legends. Bi Fang's name comes from the crackling sound made by burning bamboo and wood. He is the god of fire and wood, and lives in trees. Bi Fang looks like a red-crowned crane, but only has one leg (
One is said to have only one wing), its body is blue, with red spots, and its beak is white. Bi Fang does not eat grains but eats fire. It is said that Bi Fang's appearance heralds a fire. It is said that the Yellow Emperor gathered in Mount Tai
In the time of ghosts and gods, they ride on a chariot pulled by a dragon, while Bifang waits beside the chariot.
It is said in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Three Western Classics" that in Zhang'e Mountain, there is a bird, shaped like a crane, with one leg, red stripes and a white beak. It is called Bi Fang. "Haiwai Nan Jing":
"The Bi Fang bird is in the east and the Qingshui is in the west. It has only one foot." "Huainanzi·Si Lun Xun" says that Bi Fang was born from wood. Therefore, it is said that Bi Fang was transformed from the wood spirit, and its shape is that of a bird.
One foot does not eat grains. "In Selected Works·Zhang Heng [Tokyo Fu]" says: "Bifang...the old father god is like a bird, with two legs and one wing. He often carries fire and causes strange disasters in people's homes." And "Han Feizi·10"
"Guo" said: "In the past, the Yellow Emperor joined the ghosts and gods on the Western Qin Mountains, drove an elephant and a chariot, and killed Bifang. Yuan Ke said that Bifang is a phoenix, and the phoenix is a sun bird, so "when you see it, you will find false fire."
"Pianya": "Bifang is also a sign of a fire bird." The phoenix is a god and a symbol of disaster. "Huainanzi·Benjingxun": "In the time of Yao... strong winds caused harm, and Yao sent Yi...
"The strong wind is the great phoenix." "Huainanzi" "Wood produces Bi Fang" is influenced by the thought of the five elements, which means wood produces fire. Because Bi Fang is a fire bird, Bi Fang is used instead.
Fire does not mean Bi Fang was born in wood.
10, Taotie
Taotie, pronounced taotie, is the fifth son of the legendary dragon and a mysterious monster in imagination. According to the ancient book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", its characteristics are: sheep body, eyes under the armpits, tiger teeth and human claws, and a big head
And a big mouth. He was very greedy and ate whatever he saw. Because he ate too much, he was eventually starved to death. Later, greedy people were described as: "Glutton". It is related in games, novels, comics, and film and television works.
image.
"Shenyi Jing·Southwestern Wilderness Jing": "There is a man in the southwest who has a lot of hair on his body and wears a pig on his head. He is as greedy as ruthless, he accumulates wealth without using it, and he is good at taking other people's grains.
"Don't eat the human valley", according to "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Five Emperors" Zhengyi quoted). The strong take over the old and the weak, and they are afraid of the strong and single out, which is called glutton. "Chun Qiu" The glutton is the untalented son of the Jinyun family."
"Zuo Zhuan·Wen Gong's Eighteenth Year" says: "The Jinyun family had untalented men who were greedy for food and drink, took bribes, invaded and exalted luxury, and could not get tired of it; they accumulated wealth and did not know how to discipline it; they did not distinguish between orphans and widows, and did not care about the poor.
Gui. The people of the world compare three evils to each other, and call them gluttons." "Qiu·Xianshi" in the "Shenyi Jing" says: "There are gluttons in the period, with heads but no bodies. If they eat people without swallowing them, they will harm their bodies."
Luo Mi of the Song Dynasty notes in "History of Chi You: Biography of Chi You": "The god of Chi You's heavenly talisman has an unusual shape. Among the Yi utensils of the three generations, there are many images of Chi You, which are warnings for those who are greedy. The image is in the shape of an animal, and is filled with flesh.
Wings." According to what he said, it is almost gluttonous.
"Zuo Zhuan" states that Taotie is "an untalented son of the Jinyun family", and the "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Five Emperors" excerpts quote Jia Xuan as saying: "The Jinyun family, with the surname Jiang, is a descendant of Emperor Yan, and was an official in Jinyun during the time of the Yellow Emperor."
Chi You's surname was Jiang, and he was also a descendant of Emperor Yan ("Lu Shi Biography of Chi You"), so Chi You was probably the "untalented son" Taotie of the Jinyun family. In addition, "The Book of Mountains and Seas: The Second Classic of the North" recorded the name "Roe Deer"
Bird)", Guo Pu annotated that it is Taotie in "Zuo Zhuan".
Attachment: Roe Deer (horned bird): "Shan Hai Jing·Bei Ci San Jing": "On Gouwu Mountain... there is a beast. It has the shape of a sheep body and a human face, its eyes are under the armpits, it has tiger teeth and human claws, and its sound is like
The baby, named Roe Deer (Hao Niao), is a cannibal." Guo Pu notes: "Because of greed for things (忄林), it cannibalizes people before it is finished, but also harms their bodies. Like in Xia Ding, "Zuo Zhuan said" gluttony is
also."
Yuan Fei Chicken is also known as Fan Ming Chicken, or Flying Chicken. It is purple in color and has eyes under its wings. It returns at dawn and in the evening (a different species of pigeon). It is recorded in "Dongming Ji".
11, Philippi
It's a bit like a raccoon, with a white tail. Raising it can relieve worries. (High-end pet)
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Zhongshan Jing)" contains: Forty miles to the north, there is Mount Huo, which has many trees. There is a beast, which looks like a raccoon dog with a white tail and a mane. Its name is Pei.
You can already worry.
1. Raccoon cat: Commonly known as wild cat, it looks like a fox but smaller, fatter and shorter.
Fifty-two miles to the north is the mountain called Hegu, which has many thorns.
The original meaning of fibula is the calf, which is good at flexion and extension.
12, Zhu Jian
It has a human face and a leopard body, an ox's ears and one eye. It has a long tail and can make a loud sound. It holds its tail in its mouth when walking and coils its tail when resting.
It is recorded in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Beishan Jing)".
Also known as the Fat Man God, his beast has infinite power and is good at giving away gift packages. This is extremely powerful. Those who are hit will die nine times and one will live. Those who survive will be crippled and unable to take care of themselves. It is extremely terrifying.
13,chaos
Chaos is a mythical creature that is one of the four evils. It has long hair and four legs, like a dog, with a belly but no internal organs. It resists good people and relies on evil people. (It is an absolute evil spirit)
(There is also a theory about the God of Chaos, which will be explained separately and will not be included here)
It is recorded in "Shenyi Jing (Western Huang Jing)".
The yes-man lives in the human abdomen. Every time the host makes a sound, there will be a small sound in the abdomen, which will become louder and louder. Thunder pills can be used to treat (ventriloquism). "Xu Mo Ke Hui Xi" and "Jia Hua of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" are recorded.
14,Qing Ji
Qingji is also a strange beast in ancient legends, also known as Yaoli. Zejing has a human shape, about ten centimeters tall. It is dressed in yellow and has a yellow hat. It rides on a yellow car and travels thousands of miles. Calling its name can make it report news.
(There is also a saying about catching fish). There is also a name in history (Wu Wang Liaozi, a fierce general), and the tower is named after this.
"Guanzi (Shui Di)" is included in "Taiping Preview".[3]