Yu Shi
nature_spirit sky Chinese single tradition · 3
Yu Shi ("Rain Master") is a Chinese spirit who causes downpours by dipping his sword into a pot. He works together with other gods to produce the phenomena of thunder.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Implied deity in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Feng Po Po, Feng Bo, Yinglong, Nüba, Yellow Emperor
- enemy of
- Ba
- serves
- Chiyou
- consort of
- Yu Shiqie
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Other companions are Yun Tong (云童; Yún Tóng; 'Cloud Youth/Kid'), who whips up clouds, and Yu Shi ("Rain Master") who causes downpours by dipping his sword into a pot.”
#29544 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After Chiyou had fielded a wind god (Feng Bo) and a rain god (Yu Shi), Ba descended from heaven to use her drought power to defeat their wind and rain powers.”
#29746 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“her "name" is a title indicating that she is the consort of Yu Shi.”
#29833 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001