Xuannü
deity sky Taoist single tradition · 2
Xuannü is a swordswoman whose real identity is Xuannü in the novel. She takes Yuan Gong to Heaven where he becomes responsible for heavenly books. Later, Yuan Gong redeems himself and for his role in quashing the revolt, he is restored to his former position of Lord of White Cloud Cave.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Character in a 17th-century fantasy novel by Feng Menglong.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lord of White Cloud Cave
- teacher of
- Yuan Gong
- sibling of
- Sunü
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“challenge the swordswoman Yuenü (whose real identity is Xuannü in the novel). Later, Xuannü takes him to Heaven where he becomes responsible for heavenly books that he is forbidden to browse.”
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“She and Xuannü are divine sisters. Both their names combined, as xuansu zhidao (玄素之道), signify the Daoist arts of the bedchamber.”
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