Meng Po
deity underworld Chinese single tradition · 3
Meng Po is the goddess of oblivion in Chinese mythology. She serves Meng Po Soup on the Bridge of Oblivion or Naihe Bridge. This soup wipes the memory of the person so they can reincarnate into the next life without the burdens of the previous life.
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When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Yanluo Wang, Ox-Head and Horse-Face Guards, Generals Xie and Fan, Zhong Kui, Heibai Wuchang, Đầu Trâu, Mặt Ngựa, Alexiares, Anicetus, Gozu Tennō, Kushiel, Zabaniyya, Lugalirra, Meslamtaea, Cheng Huang Gong, Chenghuangshen
- manifested by
- Lady Meng Jiang
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Much like her appearances in mythology, Meng Po brews drinks from the Lethe's waters that erase the memories of those who pass through.”
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“Meng Po (孟婆)... List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore”
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“Meng Po (孟婆)”
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