Mother of the earth

Mother of the earth

In other myths, such as Greek mythology, the mother of the earth is Gaia. In ancient Chinese mythology, it refers to Houtu and Nuwa,

Later generations combined the two gods for sacrifice and called them "goddess of WA".

She is a part of Chinese folk religion.

China

origin

The earth God is also called the earth God. In the pre Qin Dynasty, it was called "Di Shi", and "Zhou Li * Chun Guan * Da Da Da Bo" was called "Da Zong Bo" who was in charge of the heaven God, the human ghost and the ceremony of Di Shi ". In ancient times, the earth was regarded as the image of Kun hexagram, which had the virtue of mother. The literature of Han Dynasty is called "God".

Kong Yingda was quoted in the general textual research of literature as saying: there are two earth gods, and there are two sacrificial rites at the age of one year. On the day of the summer solstice, the God of Kunlun was sacrificed to Fangze. On the day of the summer solstice, the God of Kunlun was sacrificed to the northern suburbs Also said: know that the God of fangyue is Kunlun, according to the book "Kuo Di Xiang" says: "the center of the earth is Kunlun.". It is also said that "five thousand li to the southeast is called Shenzhou".

Houtu

After the earth emperor only, also known as the mother Yuanjun, honorific empress. It originated from the worship of land and women in matriarchal society. The full name of Chengtian is the fourth emperor of Taoism, who imitates the later earth emperor dizhi. She is in charge of yin and Yang and nourishes all things, so she is called the mother of the earth. It is said that she was the first king of the earth. Later, it matched with the Jade Emperor who presided over the heaven, and became the female God who dominated the earth, mountains and rivers.

The picture of Houtu temple, which was re engraved in the autumn of Bingchen in Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, has the saying that "Houtu is the emperor's land". The name of "Houtu" began in the spring and Autumn period. Its identity and origin are different from the names of people, officials and gods. The Han Dynasty was listed in the Imperial Sacrificial Ceremony, which was followed by the emperors. Huizong of the Song Dynasty granted the title of "Chengtian imitating Houde and Guangda". In the Song Dynasty, Taoism was listed as one of the "four imperial" deities. In the second volume of daomen customization written by Lu Yuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, it is noted that "Houtu is the place where the imperial court worships the emperor. God is the father of heaven and the mother of earth Yuan and Ming Dynasties "three religions origin search God Daquan" Volume I "Hou Tu Huang Di Di Di Di" said: "as the Yin, five multiply, five condensation, load River, sea, mountain forest house. Therefore, it is said that the sky is sunny and the earth is overcast. In Shi Lue, it is said that the earth is the first judgment of heaven and earth, so it is called "mother earth."

Nuwa

Nu Wa is the goddess of creation in ancient Chinese mythology. Also known as wa Huang and nvyin Niangniang, the Nu Wa family in historical records is the forerunner of the ancient Chinese people's culture and the God of good fortune. According to legend, Nuwa created human beings 70 times a day. She created human society and established marriage system with yellow clay as her own clay. Because of the collapse of the earth in the world, she melted colored stones to mend the sky and chopped turtles to make four poles, leaving behind the myth of Nuwa mending the sky. Nu Wa is not only a female who mends the sky and saves the world, but also a goddess who creates human beings from earth. She is also a great God of nature who creates all things. She has great powers to transform all things, and can create at least 70 things every day. She created things at the beginning of the world, so she is called the mother of the earth. She is the Great Mother God and the first god worshipped by the people for a long time.

Greece

Gaia, the God of the earth, is the earliest God in Greek mythology. It was born by chaos when heaven and earth were created. Gaia gave birth to the sky, the God auranos, the sea, the God Pontus, the mountain and the God ourea. She also gave birth to six men and six women, twelve Titans, three Cyclopes and three hekatonchires. She also gave birth to the giants and Melia, the three white oak deities. She also gave birth to erinyes, the goddess of revenge. And Pontius had five children, representing different seas. She is the mother of the gods. She gave birth to her youngest child, Typhon, who is the most important of the five creatives

Art related

The birth of Duncan, the great dancer, makes women really understand the original meaning of dance, which comes from the approval, praise and gratitude to the creator for creating women. Duncan, with his idea of dance and his demand for originality and freedom, combined his unique style of dance with the later feminists' emphasis on personal expression and women's social responsibility. Duncan believed that women are the cream of all things and the mother of the earth. She praised the exquisite body of women, created an incomparable graceful dance, and found the best combination of human body and music, becoming the mother of modern dance.

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