Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Yanluo (King Yama) — the god and supreme judge of the Chinese underworld (Diyu), the Chinese form of the Buddhist death-god Yama, who judges the souls of
Zhong Kui — the great demon-queller and ghost-catcher of Chinese mythology, a fearsome bearded scholar wronged of his honour and dead by suicide, made
Zao Jun — the household Kitchen God of Chinese religion, who dwells above the stove, watches over the family all year, and ascends to Heaven each New Year
Caishen — the great god of wealth, prosperity, and good fortune in Chinese religion, who brings riches and success in business, worshipped with special
The Eight Immortals (Ba Xian) — the beloved group of eight legendary immortals of Chinese Daoism, saints from every walk of life who attained immortality
Lü Dongbin — the most famous of the Eight Immortals of Daoism, a scholar-turned-immortal, swordsman, healer, and demon-slayer who attained the Dao after
Erlang Shen — the great three-eyed warrior-god and demon-queller of Chinese mythology, a mighty celestial general with a truth-seeing third eye and a
Nezha — the rebellious child-god and protector of Chinese mythology, a powerful divine boy-warrior who killed the dragon-prince, sacrificed his own body
Guan Yu (Guandi) — the deified general of Chinese history and religion, the red-faced, long-bearded warrior of the Three Kingdoms renowned for loyalty and
Mazu — the great goddess of the sea and protectress of sailors in southern Chinese religion, the deified spirit of Lin Moniang who saved seafarers from
