Nüying
deity Chinese single tradition · 1
Nüying (Maiden Bloom) is one of the Xiang goddesses, daughters of Emperor Yao. She and her sister Ehuang were married to Shun, and later became goddesses after Shun's death.
When
- First attested
- 2300 BCE
- Attested period
- -2300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mythological figure from the twenty-third century BCE.
Relationships
- consort of
- Shun
- sibling of
- Ehuang
- co occurs with
- Di, Xiangshuishen
- child of
- Emperor Yao
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“who were named Ehuang (Chinese: 娥皇; pinyin: É Huáng; Fairy Radiance) and Nüying (Chinese: 女英; pinyin: Nǚ Yīng; Maiden Bloom) who were said to have been married by him to his chosen successor, and eventually emperor, Shun”
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