Chiyou
demonic earth Chinese single tradition · 1
Chiyou was an adversary of Huangdi who caused a great mist so impenetrable that it obscured day and night. He is described as cruelly crossing people and spreading poison that harmed all the black-haired people, causing the four seas to sob. He was ultimately defeated by Huangdi with the aid of Jiutian Xuannü.
When
- First attested
- 850 CE
- Attested period
- 850 – 933
- Historical notes
- Account of conflict with Huangdi recorded in the Yongcheng Jixian Lu by Du Guangting between 850 and 933 CE.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Jiutian Xuannü, Huangdi, Yinglong, Ba, Yellow Emperor
- co occurs with
- Xiwangmu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Chiyou and his brothers, a total of 80 people, all had the bodies of beasts and spoke like human beings; they had bronze heads and iron foreheads. They ate sand and rocks, built military weapons, and intimidated the world.”
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