Wutong Spirits
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The Wutong Spirits are sinister spirits who forcibly impose themselves on women. They rape one and demand another in marriage in exchange for silver. The Wutong spirit is driven off by Wan the demon slayer, who cuts off one of his legs.
When
- First attested
- 1679 CE
- Attested period
- 1679 – 1679
- Historical notes
- Appears in Liaozhai Zhiyi (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio) by Pu Songling (1679).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Great King Wutong, Wutong
- enemy of
- Wan the demon slayer
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Other stories of Wutong were also included in Liaozhai Zhiyi (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio) by Pu Songling (1679), specifically in the short story "The Wutong Spirits". According to chapter 408, the sinister Wutong (identified here as the fourth of the five spirits) forcibly imposes himself on the women”
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