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
Mentioned by
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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