Seven Monsters of Meishan

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A group of seven beings led by an ape spirit named Yuan Hong, appearing in the novel Investiture of the Gods. The author appears to have been inspired by the earlier concept of the Seven Sages of Meishan from Journey to the West, reimagining them as monsters. This version does not include Erlang Shen (Yang Jian), who is instead portrayed as their main adversary.

When

First attested
1600 CE
Attested period
1600 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in Investiture of the Gods, a novel written after Journey to the West, reimagining the Seven Sages concept.

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Source passages

“This group is distinct from the Seven Monsters of Meishan (梅山七怪), who appear in the later novel Investiture of the Gods...reimagining the group as the Seven Monsters, led by an ape spirit named Yuan Hong”

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