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In Chinese mythology, who is the god who controls the moon?

The most widely known are the following goddesses.

In the prehistoric world, those who hold the power of the moon are the two goddesses born on the lunar star: Xihe and Chang Xi.

In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the person in charge of the moon is Chang Xi, the "Yue Yu".

For modern people, when most people think of the moon, the first thing that comes to mind is Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit.

Chang'e is also called "Heng'e".Chang'e's earliest name was actually "Heng'e", and the ancient sound of "heng" is (cháng).But in the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Han was named Liu Heng.In order to avoid the taboo, the character Heng was changed to Chang.

The most well-known one that has been passed down to this day is Chang'e.

Regarding Chang'e, the most famous ones are "Chang'e flying to the moon", "Wu Gang felling wood", "Jade Rabbit pounding medicine" that happened after "Hou Yi shot the sun"...

Regarding the whole story of Chang'e flying to the moon after Hou Yi shot down the sun, an ancient book records this:

Yi asked the Queen Mother of the West for the elixir of immortality, and Heng'e stole it and flew to the moon.In the future, each piece of chopstick will be of value to you.Huang Zhanzhi said: "Good luck. Returning to my sister gracefully, I will go west alone. When the sky is dark, don't be frightened. There will be great prosperity later." Chang'e then held her body on the moon, which was a toad.

——"Book of the Later Han·Astronomical Chronicles" Liu Zhao annotated Zhang Heng's "Ling Xian"

In this statement, the most surprising thing is that after Chang'e flew to the moon, she changed from a beautiful woman who was alluring to the country to a toad! ! !That is what everyone calls the toad! ! !The first time I heard this, I was stunned.

Regarding the beautiful goddess turning into an ugly and scary toad, how is this connected?So, I looked for information again.

The myth that Chang'e turned into a toad after flying to the moon is not just said out of thin air. It has a certain source.

In "Chu Ci·Tian Wen", there is this sentence:

"What virtue is there in the night light, which brings forth life after death? What is the advantage of Jue, but cares about the tug in the belly?"

Translation: What are the characteristics of the moon? Why does it grow again after it dies?Could it be because he was raising a toad in his belly?

Dodder: toad.

There are many controversies about "Dodder".From the glyph point of view, adding a "rabbit" under the prefix of "草" seems to represent rabbit.However, Mr. Wen Yiduo explained "Gu Tu" as "Toad" in "Tian Wen Shi Tian".

On an unrelated note: here, I want to speak up for the toad!Although toads are ugly, toads also have animal rights!Don't judge an animal by its appearance, and don't have a bad opinion of a toad just because it's ugly!Never judge an animal by its appearance!

The ancients and us moderns always had different views on the same thing.

Toads in our modern eyes: ugly toads, disgusting animals.

Toads in the eyes of ancient people: furui, treasure, and divinity.

Why is the difference so big?I will explain it next.

For the ancients, toads were the embodiment of good fortune and were highly respected. Folks even regarded toads as feng shui tools to attract wealth. Zhang Heng's globe also used toads to catch the balls.

First, toads are frogs and have many offspring.The ancients pursued many children and good fortune, and it was easy for them to regard toads as objects of fertility worship.We can also see many frog patterns in some ancient vessels unearthed from archaeology.

Secondly, toads have the habit of hibernating and have strong vitality. When the ancients saw that toads were covered with warts but were completely fine and could live towards death, they called the most precious meat at that time "Long Live Toads". This shows that the ancients' A heart of admiration and reverence.

I think the ancients saw it this way.

In addition to the characteristics of toad itself, in mythology, toad is closely related to the moon.

Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty wrote "General Meanings of the Five Classics": "There are rabbits and toads in the middle of the moon, and they are yin in the moon. Toads are yang. And together with rabbits and yin, yin is tied to yang." That is to say, toad is the yang in yin.

The ancients believed that the moon changed from round to waning because it was cut by Wu Gang and eaten by toads. "Huainanzi" said: "The moon shines on the world and feeds on the toads."He also believes that the toad in the moon is closely related to the chaos in the human world. "When the toad disappears from the moon, the world will be in chaos."And worship the toad as the moon god and the yang bird as the sun god.

Toads are extremely divine in the hearts of the ancients. Since Chang'e has soared into the moon and has immortality, the image of toads couldn't be more consistent.

So there is a story about Chang'e flying to the moon and turning into a toad, which is well-founded.

In addition to the above widely circulated moon gods in Chinese mythology, there is also a moon goddess, which originated very early but is not widely circulated.

That is

Hope comfortable.

"Wangshu, Yue Yuye."

Hong Xingzu said in "Huainanzi": "Yueyu is called Wangshu, and it is also called Xian'a."

"Wangshu" is the god who drives the moon in Chinese myths and legends, and can also refer to the moon. Later he gradually became the moon god.

Qu Yuan wrote in "Chu Ci·Li Sao": "Wangshu in front of me makes me come forward."

In addition to Qu Yuan, many poets also mentioned "Wangshu" in their poems

Zhang Xie's "Miscellaneous Poems": "Getting off the car is like yesterday, and I feel comfortable for four or five yuan."

Han Yu's "Eleven Poems on Autumn Feelings": "It is said that the night air is extinguished, and I hope it will calm down."

Huang Tingjian's "Ci Yun Reply to Wang Si": "On a clear night, we are similar in the distance, and in the autumn hall, we look at each other comfortably."

Hong Hao's "Mid-Autumn Festival": "It has been three years since I last saw each other, and I will see Shu Yuan three times during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

However, compared with other gods representing the moon, "Wangshu" is a less famous one.

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In the novel I wrote, the name of the moon god is "Wangshu".

If you have to ask me a reason, I think it is that I think "Wangshu", "Xihe", "Changxi", "Chang'e"... among these names, I think "Wangshu" is the best. listen.

"Wangshu" is a very suitable name for girls. It not only has a good meaning, but also sounds nice. I really think the name "Wangshu" is very beautiful.

Next, in this book, Wangshu will meet everyone!Hope everyone likes Wangshu!

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Explain why the characters of Underworld Ghost Fairy 567, 666, and 123 are so lively.

In my setting, the underworld is a very huge force. 123 and 666 are equivalent to what we understand as black and white and impermanence.Among them, 666 [Soul Lamp] is a civil servant responsible for guiding ghosts back to the underworld. 123 [Life and Death Judgment] is the responsibility of force. When there are evil spirits who disobey the guidance, or there are people in the world who do not want the souls of their loved ones to be taken to the underworld, this is the time when [Life and Death Judgment] leaves the factory.

Everyone can see it too. [Soul Lamp] has no attack ability, only soul attracting and hiding abilities.And the ability of [Life and Death Judgment] is closely related to fighting.

Some readers may think that 123, 567, and 666 have no airs when facing mortals.

In my setting, they are equivalent to civil servants in our modern society.In the underworld, they are grassroots civil servants.That is to say, monks have not yet been born among mortals, so they appear to be very powerful.