Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Doumu — the great mother-goddess of the stars in Chinese Daoism, the “Mother of the Big Dipper,” a many-armed celestial goddess who governs the Dipper
Leigong — the god of thunder in Chinese mythology, the “Duke of Thunder,” a fearsome beak-faced winged deity who makes the thunder with his drums and
Dianmu — the goddess of lightning in Chinese mythology, the “Mother of Lightning,” partner of the Thunder-God Leigong, who flashes her two great mirrors
Chenghuang — the divine protector and spiritual magistrate of a Chinese city, the “City God” (wall and moat) who guards the walls and people, judges the
Wenchang Wang — the great Chinese god of scholarship, literature, and success in the imperial examinations, to whom every scholar and student prayed,
Houtu — the great deity of the earth and soil in Chinese mythology, “Sovereign Earth,” the divine personification and ruler of the Earth and counterpart
Tudigong — the humble, beloved local Earth God of Chinese religion, the kindly white-bearded old guardian of a particular village, field, or hill who
The myth of Gunnlod: the giantess who guarded the Mead of Poetry deep within a mountain, daughter of Suttungr, won over by the disguised Odin who stayed
The myth of Farbauti: the Norse giant who fathered Loki, his name meaning "cruel-striker" and interpreted by many as the lightning that strikes the leafy
The myth of Laufey (Nál): the mother of Loki in Norse myth, her name meaning "leafy" and interpreted as the dry foliage kindled into flame by her
