. La mitologia di tutte le razze. Il mito ha assunto la sua forma di presentazione. Secondo lo Shen Hslen T^ung ChleUy il primo della Trinità, Yiian Shih, era figlio del Grande Creatore (PanKu). Dopo che il lavoro della creazione è stato completato, Pan Ku de- ESSERI SOPRANNATURALI III ha vistato per vedere che cosa aveva fatto. Il suo spirito trasportò le ali del vento a fu Yii Tai dove incontrò la Sacra Donna (Tai Yuan), la Grande originale. Shewas una vergine che aveva raggiunto l'età di ottanta anni e vissuto come una recluso sulla montagna di Cho WO. Ha sub-setacciato soltanto sull'aria e sulle nubi e nella sua propria persona com-bined entrambi

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. The mythology of all races. myth assumed its presentform. According to the Shen Hslen T^ung ChleUy the first of theTrinity, Yiian Shih, was a son of the Great Creator (PanKu). After the work of creation was completed, Pan Ku de- SUPERNATURAL BEINGS III sired to see what he had done. His spirit transported itselfon the wings of the wind to Fu Yii Tai where he met TheHoly Woman (Tai Yuan), The Great Original. Shewas a virgin who had attained the age of eighty years andlived as a recluse on the mountain of Cho Wo. She sub-sisted solely on air and clouds, and in her own person com-bined both the active and passive powers of nature. Pan Kuwas charmed with herpurity and made an oc-casion to enter her bodyin the form of a pureray of light. Thewoman became preg-nant and remained inthis condition fortwelve years, whenshe gave birth to YiianShih, who was able towalk and talk from thetime he was born. Acloud of five colourssurrounded his body.The deity Chen Wu isa reincarnation o fYiian Shih. He is theruler of the abode of. Fig. 41. Chen Wu darkness, and his full title is Hsiian Tien Shang Ti. He is alsocalled god of the North Pole (Pei-chi Chen Chun). Whilehe does not take the place of Yiian Shih in the Trinity, he isgiven a shrine to himself in large Taoist temples. The secondperson of the Trinity is said to have been a man who fought forthe tyrant Chou Hsin, the last sovereign of the Shang dynasty.He is represented as wearing a red garment richly brocaded, and riding a one-horned monster, k*uei niu. It is recorded in 112 CHINESE MYTHOLOGY the Feng Shen Yen I that he was succoured by Lao Tzii in hisunsuccessful warfare, and that he devoted the rest of his lifeto study and meditation. The third person of the Trinity is thephilosopher Lao Tzu, whose ethical teachings are entirely over-looked in the accounts of supernatural powers which were con-ferred upon him by the last Emperors of the Sung dynasty, aswell as by all the Emperors of the Yiian dynasty. Among these tales of La

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