Chang E

deity sky Chinese single tradition · 5

Chang E is the Chinese Moon Goddess. She is documented in pictorial records showing a transformation from thief to deity. She is classified among lunar deities in Chinese mythology.

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When

Historical notes
Pictorial record documents transformation from thief to deity; scholarly analysis published 2001.

Relationships

consort of
Hou Yi, Emperor Jun
allied with
Yu Tu
manifested by
Taiyin Xingjun
enemy of
Fengmeng
served by
Jade Rabbit

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Sources

Source passages

“The Pictorial Record of the Chinese Moon Goddess, Chang E" in Kuhn, Dieter & Stahl, Helga, The Presence of Antiquity: Form and Function of References to Antiquity in the Cultural Centers of Europe and East Asia”

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