Magu
deity intermediate Taoist single tradition · 1
Magu is a legendary Taoist xian (immortal or transcendent) associated with the elixir of life and serves as a symbolic protector of women in Chinese mythology. Stories in Chinese literature describe her as a beautiful young woman with long birdlike fingernails. Early myths associate her with caves.
Relationships
- allied with
- Wang Yuan
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Needham pointed out that Magu was goddess of Shandong's sacred Mount Tai, where cannabis "was supposed to be gathered on the seventh day of the seventh month, a day of seance banquets in the Taoist communities".”
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