神话 神話 shén huà legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology 雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology) 维纳斯 維納斯 wéi nà sī Venus (mythology, Roman goddess of love) 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 黛安娜 dài ān nà Diana (goddess in Roman mythology) 黄泉 黃泉 huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell syn 造物主 zào wù zhǔ the Creator (in religion or mythology) / God syn 雷公 léi gōng Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology 泰坦 tài tǎn Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) 大力神 dà lì shén Heracles (Greek mythology) / Hercules (Roman mythology) 普罗米修斯 普羅米修斯 pǔ luó mǐ xiū sī Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin / (old) giraffe syn 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 路西法 lù xī fǎ Lucifer (Satan's name before his fall in Jewish and Christian mythology) 奥丁 奧丁 ào dīng Odin (god in Norse mythology) 比亚 比亞 bǐ yà Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence 阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa 龙王 龍王 lóng wáng Dragon King (mythology) 嫦娥 cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) / one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft syn 聚宝盆 聚寶盆 jù bǎo pén treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine syn 八仙 bā xiān the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology) 南天门 南天門 nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace 九泉 jiǔ quán the nine springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / Hades syn 修罗 修羅 xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology 天马 天馬 tiān mǎ (mythology) celestial horse / fine horse / Ferghana horse / (Western mythology) Pegasus 女娲 女媧 nǚ wā Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology) 长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 封神榜 fēng shén bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 希腊神话 希臘神話 xī là shén huà Greek mythology 刑天 xíng tiān Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] 该隐 該隱 gāi yǐn Cain (name) / Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology 封神演义 封神演義 fēng shén yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 城隍 chéng huáng Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology) syn 缪斯 繆斯 mù sī Muse (Greek mythology) 缪斯 繆斯 miù sī Muse (Greek mythology) 美杜莎 měi dù shā Medusa (monster of Greek mythology) 潘 pān surname Pan / Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes 卡桑德拉 kǎ sāng dé lā Cassandra (given name) / Cassandra (character in Greek mythology) 阿修罗 阿修羅 ā xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology 太极 太極 tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology 洛基 luò jī Loki, god of fire and mischievous destroyer in Norse mythology 卡珊德拉 kǎ shān dé lā Cassandra (given name) / Cassandra (character in Greek mythology) 射影 shè yǐng (geometry) projection / (Chinese mythology) creature that spits sand to make people ill 蟾 chán toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon 白头山 白頭山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 蜃 shèn giant clam / (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings syn 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 阿蒙 ā méng Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen 盘古 盤古 pán gǔ Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology) syn 阿多尼斯 ā duō ní sī Adonis, figure in Greek mythology 弗雷 fú léi Freyr (god in Norse mythology) 波塞冬 bō sāi dōng Poseidon, God of the sea in Greek mythology 山海经 山海經 shān hǎi jīng Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc 克罗诺斯 克羅諾斯 kè luó nuò sī Cronus (Titan of Greek mythology) 蓬莱 蓬萊 péng lái (Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where immortals were said to live / (by extension) fairyland 鸾飘凤泊 鸞飄鳳泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential syn 虾兵蟹将 蝦兵蟹將 xiā bīng xiè jiàng shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom) syn 鵷 yuān firebird 鳯凰 fèng huáng phoenix / firebird 鸾翔凤集 鸞翔鳳集 luán xiáng fèng jí lit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom) / fig. a gathering of eminent people syn 路西弗 lù xī fú Lucifer (Satan's name before his fall in Jewish and Christian mythology) 三足乌 三足烏 sān zú wū three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o 三足金乌 三足金烏 sān zú jīn wū three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o 九尾龟 九尾龜 jiǔ wěi guī nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆 人头蛇身 人頭蛇身 rén tóu shé shēn human head, snake's body / cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology 仙宫 仙宮 xiān gōng underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology 半人马 半人馬 bàn rén mǎ centaur (mythology) 周穆王 zhōu mù wáng King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology 奥切诺斯 奧切諾斯 ào qiē nuò sī Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology 奥西娜斯 奧西娜斯 ào xī nuó sī Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology 女娲氏 女媧氏 nǚ wā shì Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology) 希神 xī shén Greek mythology / abbr. for 希臘神話|希腊神话[Xi1 la4 shen2 hua4] 戾龙 戾龍 lì lóng mythical evil serpent / evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 日本书纪 日本書紀 rì běn shū jì Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history 木吒 mù zha Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology 东君 東君 dōng jūn Lord of the East, the sun God of Chinese mythology 火湖 huǒ hú burning lake / lake of burning sulfur / inferno (in Christian mythology) 无支祁 無支祁 wú zhī qí a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey 牧神 mù shén a faun / (esp.) Pan, son of Hermes in Greek mythology 狄俄倪索斯 dí é ní suǒ sī Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology 瑞亚 瑞亞 ruì yà Rhea (Titaness of Greek mythology) 瑞狮 瑞獅 ruì shī Rui Shi, Auspicious Lions of Chinese mythology 盘古氏 盤古氏 pán gǔ shì Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology) 祝融 zhù róng Zhurong, god of fire in Chinese mythology 羊怪 yáng guài faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology 羊男 yáng nán goat-man / faun of Greek mythology 赫斯提亚 赫斯提亞 hè sī tí yà Hestia (goddess of Greek mythology) 赫耳墨斯 hè ěr mò sī Hermes, in Greek mythology, messenger of the Gods 转轮王 轉輪王 zhuǎn lún wáng Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings) / emperor in Hindu mythology 转轮圣帝 轉輪聖帝 zhuǎn lún shèng dì chakravarti raja (emperor in Hindu mythology) 转轮圣王 轉輪聖王 zhuàn lún shèng wáng Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings) / emperor in Hindu mythology 阿耳戈斯 ā ěr gē sī Argus / in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail 马面 馬面 mǎ miàn Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology 龙君 龍君 lóng jūn the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea (mythology) 巴德尔 巴德爾 bā dé ěr Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology / Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of Red Army Faction, a.k.a. the Baader-Meinhof group 赑屃 贔屭 bì xì (literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times / (literary) strenuous / exerting great force 九天玄女 jiǔ tiān xuán nǚ Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology 李铁拐 李鐵拐 lǐ tiě guǎi Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine 赫卡忒 hè kǎ tè Hecate (goddess of Greek mythology) 