Gou Long
deity earth Chinese single tradition · 2
Gou Long was the earliest known sheshen, a god of the soil. He was a son of Gonggong and was appointed to his divine role by Zhuanxu. He represents the first documented land deity in this tradition.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Zuo Zhuan (late 4th century BC), Book of Rites and Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tǔdìpó, Gonggong, Houtu, Tudigong, Chenghuangshen
- created by
- Zhuanxu
- child of
- Gonggong
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The earliest known sheshen was Gou Long, a son of Gonggong who was appointed as a god of the soil by Zhuanxu.”
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“In early myths Gonggong also was related to the first Tudigong, his son Gou Long who was appointed as a god of the soil by Zhuanxu.”
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