Dragon King of the Jing River
deity water Chinese single tradition · 1
A dragon deity who could control the weather and disguised himself as a human. He disobeyed an order from the Jade Emperor regarding weather predictions, leading to his execution. After his death, his annoyed spirit haunted the Great Ancestor each night until door guards were posted.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Wei Zheng
- serves
- Jade Emperor
- co occurs with
- Yuchi Gong, Qin Shubao
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the Dragon King of the Jing River disguised himself as a human to outsmart the fortune teller Yuan Shoucheng. Since he was able to control the weather, he made a bet with Yuan about Chang'an's forecast for the next day.”
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