white demon snake

demonic single tradition · 1

The white demon snake is an antagonist that Chen Jinggu confronts to save her home, the Min Kingdom, from drought. It ate Chen Jinggu's fetus, but Chen Jinggu battled and defeated the demon snake, thereby saving the kingdom.

When

First attested
1600 CE
Attested period
1600 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in a novel written in the 17th century.

Relationships

co occurs with
Lü Dongbin, Guanyin
enemy of
Chen Jinggu

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Guanyin's hair then floated away and became a female white demon snake. The snake would seduce men and kill other women. Guanyin then disappeared, but she let some of her blood from her finger flow down the river.”

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