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313 results for "Chinese mythology" — page 2 of 16
C_5_12 — Baltic Mythology — Lithuanian and Latvian Sacred Traditions
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C_5_11 — Slavic Mythology — Perun, Veles, and the World Tree
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C_5_10 — Finnish/Kalevala Mythology and Finno-Ugric Traditions
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ZF_3_13 — Sacred Seas — Ocean Mythology and Maritime Ritual Worldwide
Every major maritime culture has developed elaborate mythological frameworks for understanding and relating to the sea — systems of divine governance, ritual propitiation, and cosmological meaning that reflect genuine ec
E_4_04 — Mathematical Encoding in Mythology
Certain numbers appear with suspicious regularity across ancient mythologies worldwide: 72 (Egyptian conspirators against Osiris, degrees of precessional shift per degree), 108 (Hindu/Buddhist sacred number, suitors of P
J_2_20 — Zhang Heng's Seismoscope: Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detection
In 132 CE, during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han, the Chinese polymath Zhang Heng (張衡, 78–139 CE) constructed the world's first known instrument for detecting distant earthquakes — the houfeng didong yi (候風地動儀), litera
J_5_10 — Chinese Compass and Magnetic Navigation History
The magnetic compass — the first instrument to exploit an invisible natural force for practical human use — was a Chinese invention that underwent a centuries-long development from a ritual divination tool to the mariner
INTERDOC_19 — Cosmic Impact, Mythology, and Cultural Memory
[KEY FINDING] The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH) — first proposed by Richard Firestone, Allen West, and Simon Warwick-Smith (2006–2007) — argues that a cosmic impact or airburst event ~12,800 BP triggered the You
G_4_16 — Comparative Mythology as Science — Phylogenetic and Statistical Approaches
Comparative mythology — the systematic study of myths and folktales across cultures to identify shared elements, trace historical relationships, and understand the cognitive and social processes that generate mythologica
O_3_03 — Cave Systems — Biology, Mythology, and Extreme Environments
Caves represent some of Earth's most extraordinary environments — sealed ecosystems harboring life forms that evolved in total isolation for millions of years, natural laboratories for studying evolution under extreme co
B_5_13 — Insectoid Beings in Mythology and Modern Encounter Reports
Insectoid beings — entities with arthropod morphology including mantis-like, ant-like, and beetle-like forms — appear across two distinct domains: ancient mythology and modern encounter reports. In mythology, insects ser
B_2_22 — Thunderbird: Storm Bird Mythology Across Cultures
The Thunderbird — a colossal avian being whose wingbeats produce thunder and whose eyes or beak flash lightning — is one of the most powerful and widespread figures in Indigenous North American mythology, documented acro
B_1_26 — Plague Deities: Disease Gods and Epidemic Mythology
Plague deities — gods and spirits who send, embody, or control epidemic disease — appear across cultures as humanity's theological response to one of its oldest and most terrifying enemies: mass contagion. Unlike natural
B_1_23 — Divine Twins: Dual Deity Motif in World Mythology
The divine twins motif — paired deities or heroes, usually brothers, who complement or oppose each other — is one of the most widespread mythological archetypes on Earth. The pattern appears in Indo-European, Mesoamerica
B_3_12 — Phoenix and Firebird: Resurrection Bird Across Cultures
The Phoenix — a mythical bird that dies in fire and is reborn from its own ashes — is among the most enduring and widespread symbols of death, regeneration, and immortality in world mythology. The concept appears in dist
L_4_11 — Genetic Engineering in Ancient Mythology — Directed Modification Claims
Across virtually every major mythological tradition, human creation is depicted as a deliberate act of divine engineering — gods fashioning humans from raw materials (clay, blood, corn, breath, bone) through intentional,
N_4_11 — Triads and Chinese Heaven and Earth Society
The Tiandihui (天地會, "Heaven and Earth Society"), also known as the Hongmen (洪門, "Vast Gate"), the Three Harmonies Society (三合會, Sanhehui — the origin of the English term "Triad"), and by numerous other names, is one of t
W_2_14 — Song Dynasty: Chinese Technological Renaissance
The Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) — divided into the Northern Song (960–1127, capital Kaifeng) and the Southern Song (1127–1279, capital Hangzhou/Lin'an after the loss of northern China to the Jurchen Jin dynasty) — represe
W_5_36 — Shang Dynasty: Bronze Age China and the Foundations of Chinese Civilization
The Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE) is the earliest Chinese dynasty confirmed by both archaeological evidence and written records, representing the foundational period of Chinese civilization. Centered at Anyang (Yinxu,
C_5_39 — Feng Shui: Chinese Geomancy, Spatial Harmony, and the Built Environment
Feng shui (風水, literally "wind-water") is a Chinese system of spatial analysis and environmental design with roots extending back at least 3,500 years, aimed at harmonizing human structures and activities with the natura
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