Yinglong
deity sky single tradition · 2
Yinglong is a dragon with the ability to fly. He brought great floods to trap Chiyou. He stayed in the south of China after losing his godly power, where there is much water and rain.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Chinese legends from the pre-historic time.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hanba, Nüba, Yellow Emperor, Yu Shi, Feng Bo
- enemy of
- Chiyou
- consort of
- Ba
- allied with
- Ba
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Huang Di sent Yinglong to meet him at the wilderness in Jizhou. Yinglong, a dragon with the ability to fly, brought with him great floods to trap Chiyou.”
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“In the Book of the Later Han, Yinglong was connected as a companion to Nüba in the myth. They fought simultaneously against Chiyou's forces. This relationship led to the mythological romance of Nüba and Yinglong in later centuries.”
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