The nation with the most comprehensive written history is undoubtedly the Chinese people. Well, would you like to meet the most famous god of the mythologies that this vast cultural accumulation has?
MythologyAs we know, they are stories on which traditions and beliefs about the creation of humanity or the universe are based on in religious and cultural histories.
Although we are familiar with Greek and Egyptian Mythologies in general, they are more developed culturally, but we do not know much about them due to our distant ties. Chinese MythologyWe decided to examine . Undoubtedly, the first thing that comes to mind when talking about Chinese Mythology. Goddess Nuwa.
The birth story and origin of the Nuwa
Nü Wa, also known as Nü Gua, is one of the most popular goddesses of Chinese Mythology. She is known as a creator goddess. If we go down to the origin of the name; Nude in Chinese a first name for women or femalesis.
The word nü Wa has no known meaning, we can say that it is a word specific to a goddess, but Anne Birrell, who has researched and published on Chinese Mythology, calls this name “Nü Wa”.pleasanttranslates as ‘. Moreover It can also be interpreted as a frog due to Water Mythology. adds. Again, according to language historians snail can also mean. Various sources also snake word goes. As you can see, it is not possible to talk about a consensus on this issue.
Nuwa got bored with being bored and decided to create man.
According to the legend; Goddess Nü Wa gets bored one day and just to troubleshoot creates living things. Nude Wa; He creates a chicken on the first day, a dog on the second day, and a sheep, pig, bull and horse on the following days, respectively. It is now a last resort, when it cannot eliminate any living creature’s distress it has created. to create man on the seventh day decides.
Goddess Nu Wa enjoyed creating man
Nuwa to create man took some yellow earth (clay) in his palms He created man by giving various shapes. When creating humans, he used rope to keep them upright. Then he created another human, then another and another… He wanted to fill the whole world with people. But for that, it would have to speed up a bit.
Even if you’re a goddess, sometimes you need to be faster
After reaching a certain number, Nü Wa takes a rope, dips the rope in the mud and swings the rope around. strewn around a person from every piece of mud it has created. Sometimes he uses a stick instead of a rope.
Nuwa’s people he created with his own hands, noble people This nobility was passed down from generation to generation. People who are wealthy, beautiful, handsome, or dignified were considered to be the people of the Nuwa who were sculpted by their hands. Other humans were considered descendants of humans created by spreading from sticks or strings.
Nuwa repairing the sky
The damaged one of heaven repair one of his 4 columns Nü Wa, also known as; Water God Gonggong and Emperor God Zhuanxu He also wanted to repair the giant hole that had formed in the middle of the blue in the sky due to the war between
Nü Wa wanted to repair this hole because many disasters entered the world through the hole. Nü Wa finally couldn’t stand the persecution of the people he created. using the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water repaired the sky.
Nuwa, goddess of marriage
After the repair of the sky, on this beautiful development, the God of Heaven; Nuwa marrying his brother Fu Xi (fushi) commands. Fu Xi is the Emperor God and is 3 months younger than Nu Wa. Nü Wa and her brother Fu Xi get married, following the order of the God of Heaven. As the fruit of marriage, the human race continues to proliferate.
As the fruit of the marriage of Nu Wa and Fu Xi, many people joined the human population. Known because it was the first god marriage Nuwa came to the fore as a god who also symbolizes marriage. For this reason, it is highly respected in China even today.
The Chinese habit of using fans is also based on the Goddess Nü Wa.
In Chinese movies, even once in your lifetime to Chinese women who use fan you have come across. It may have caught your attention that Chinese couples posing for their wedding on Instagram also have a fan in their hands. This tradition goes back to the Nuwa.
Nü Wa and Fu Xi were in great embarrassment on the day of their marriage because they were brothers and it was the first time they had made such intimacy. The first night they’ll be together and every night after when they were ashamed, they held up the fans they made from grass to their faces. Over time, this became a wedding pose tradition.
Nü Wa, still called the Goddess of Marriage in China today, praying and praying of couples who want to have a happy marriage. She is a revered and respected goddess.
The bond of Yin and Yang and Nu Wa
In some various sources Yin and YangIt is stated that the basis of ‘Nü Wa and Fu Xi. While Nuwa represents Yin and femininity; Fu Xi represents masculinity and Yang.
Other known facts about Nu Wa
Nü Wa and the story of Nü Wa are also seen in Chu Ci (the second oldest known anthology of Chinese poetry) and Shuowen Jiezi (one of the oldest known dictionaries in China).
Nü Wa in the novel Fengshen Bang (Investiture of the Gods) Snake Goddess has been named. In some works, it is depicted in a snake-like manner. Finally, one of the traditional instruments of China, bamboo flute (lu sheng) is also said to have been created by the Nu Wa.
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