Zhinü
deity sky Chinese single tradition · 2
Zhinü is mentioned in the Huainanzi • Chuzhen Xun. The text states: With Fufei as my concubine and Zhinü as my wife, what in the world could be enough to keep my heart?
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When
- First attested
- 600 BCE
- Attested period
- -600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Huainanzi • Chuzhen Xun.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- ox, Luoshen, Fufei, Consort Fu
- child of
- Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West
- consort of
- Niulang
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the Huainanzi • Chuzhen Xun (淮南子·俶真训), it is recorded: With Fufei as my concubine and Zhinü as my wife, what in the world could be enough to keep my heart?.”
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“Zhinü was the seventh daughter of the Jade Emperor. One day she came down to Earth and, while bathing in a river, met Niulang, a cowherd. Niulang was so amazed by her beauty that he instantly fell in love with her and stole her clothes. Without her clothes, Zhinü was unable to return to heaven”
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