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The legend of Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh (Mountain God and Water God) [12] The betrayal of An Dương Vương [13] Hoan Kiem Lake – Le Loi and the Magical Sword [citation needed] Ông Táo – the Kitchen Gods [14] The origins of bánh chưng-the story of Lang Lieu [15] Four Elements – the Turtle, the Dragon, the Unicorn and the Phoenix [16]
These gods can be nature deities or national, community or kinship tutelary deities or ancestral gods and the ancestral gods of a specific family. Ancestral gods are often deified heroic persons. Vietnamese mythology preserves narratives telling of the actions of many of the cosmic gods and cultural heroes.
In anthropological literature these systems of practice may be referred to as astral cults. The most notable instances of this are Sun gods and Moon gods in polytheistic systems worldwide. Also notable are the associations of the planets with deities in Sumerian religion , and hence in Babylonian and Greco - Roman religion, viz. Mercury , Venus ...
Pages in category "Vietnamese gods" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bà Chúa Kho;
Ông Trời is referred to by many names depending on the religious circumstances. In South Vietnam, he is often called Ông Thiên (翁天). In Đạo Mẫu, he is called the Vua Cha Ngọc Hoàng (𢂜吒玉皇, Monarchical Father Ngọc Hoàng), as he is the father of Liễu Hạnh.
The Earth God and the Forest God gave birth to a daughter named Shennong. Shennong grew up to marry the son of the Water God and the Storm God name the Dragon God. Because both families hate each other, they try their best to prevent this marriage. The Forest God sent some tree ghosts to harass them, but every tree that came, was cut down by ...
The Four Immortals (Vietnamese: Tứ bất tử, chữ Hán: 四不死) refers to the four chief figures in the pantheon of genii worshiped by the Vietnamese people of the Red River Delta region in legend and mythology. [1]
The Đại Việt sử ký tục biên or the Cảnh Trị edition (1665), that was the era name of Lê Huyền Tông has a better status of conservation but the most popular and fully preserved version of Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư until now is the Chính Hòa edition (1697) which was the only woodblock printed version of this work. [12]