KnowraChinese mythologyLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to Chinese mythology, each with the reason it gives.All 17Related 4Narrower topic 13Journey to the WestNarrower topic: The novel’s supernatural court and creatures draw on this wider mythic world.Chinese dragonNarrower topic: The dragon is among its most recognizable beings, with roles spanning nature, rulership, and fortune.Classic of Mountains and SeasNarrower topic: The text preserves many myths and supernatural beings within its descriptions of places.FuxiNarrower topic: Fuxi belongs to its accounts of humanity’s beginnings and cultural inventions.Investiture of the GodsNarrower topic: The novel adapts a broad mythological world into its supernatural cast.Chinese creation mythsNarrower topic: Creation myths form the origin-story strand within this much wider mythic tradition.NezhaNarrower topic: Nezha’s stories draw on mythic themes of divine warfare, family duty, and transformation.Sun WukongNarrower topic: Sun Wukong’s supernatural world draws on and reshapes Chinese religious and mythic motifs.NüwaNarrower topic: Nüwa’s identity and stories draw meaning from this wider mythological tradition.ShennongNarrower topic: Shennong's stories belong to a broader body of accounts about civilization's beginnings.ChiyouNarrower topic: Chiyou’s story belongs to a wider, changing corpus of Chinese myth.Erlang ShenNarrower topic: Erlang Shen’s changing identities make sense within this expansive mythic tradition.Xu FuNarrower topic: The elixir and immortal island in Xu Fu’s story belong to this mythic tradition.