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Myths featuring Ve

Explore myths where Ve appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

26 myths currently featured for Ve.

Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai's Tragic Romance Ending in Their Untimely Deaths

🐉 Chinese MythologyHangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaZhu Yingtai • Liang Shanbo • Ma Wencai

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a young woman named Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man to pursue an education in Hangzhou, where she formed an inseparable bond with her classmate Liang Shanbo. After three years of shared study, their attempt to marry was thwarted by a forced betrothal, leading to Liang's death from grief and Zhu's eventual suicide at his grave. Their spirits famously...

Liu Yi Delivering a Letter for the Dragon Princess

🐉 Chinese MythologyLake Dongting, Hunan, ChinaLiu Yi • Dragon Princess of Dongting • Dragon King of Dongting

While traveling home after failing his imperial examinations, a scholar named Liu Yi encounters a suffering woman who reveals herself to be the daughter of the Dragon King of Lake Dongting. She has been mistreated and exiled by her husband, the son of the Jing River Dragon, and tasks Liu Yi with delivering a message to her father. Liu Yi’s journey takes him into the depths of the spirit...

The Dragon King's Daughter and the Scholar Liu Yi

🐉 Chinese MythologyLake Dongting, Hunan, ChinaLiu Yi • The Dragon Princess of Dongting • The Dragon King of Dongting

The Dragon Princess of Lake Dongting is forced into an abusive marriage with the son of the Jing River Dragon King, where she is mistreated and forced to live as a commoner. She encounters a failed scholar named Liu Yi and entrusts him with a message for her father. Through his bravery and the intervention of her powerful uncle, she is rescued, eventually finding true love and reclaiming her...

The Spider Demons of Pan'si Cave and the Capture of Tang Sanzang

🐉 Chinese MythologyPan'si Cave Proxy (Pansidong), Sichuan, ChinaTang Sanzang • Sun Wukong • Zhu Bajie

While traveling toward the Western Heaven, the monk Tang Sanzang is captured by seven spider spirits disguised as beautiful sisters who trap him with magic silk. After a series of comical and dangerous encounters involving the Monkey King and Pigsy, the pilgrims must face the spiders' brother, the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, to save their master.

Sun Wukong Stealing and Eating the Queen Mother's Peaches of Immortality

🐉 Chinese MythologyTianchi Lake, Xinjiang, ChinaSun Wukong • Queen Mother of the West (Xi Wangmu) • Jade Emperor

The mischievous Monkey King, Sun Wukong, is appointed as the guardian of the Heavenly Peach Garden to keep him out of trouble. However, his insatiable appetite and desire for eternal life lead him to devour the sacred peaches of immortality intended for the Queen Mother's grand banquet. This act of celestial defiance triggers a massive conflict between the rebellious monkey and the entire...

Jiang Ziya Refusing to Deify His Nagging Ex-Wife, Making Her the Goddess of Broom

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Qi, Shaanxi, ChinaJiang Ziya • Lady Ma • King Wen of Zhou

After leading the Zhou army to victory against the Shang Dynasty and receiving the mandate to deify the fallen heroes, the strategist Jiang Ziya is confronted by the ghost of his ex-wife, Lady Ma, who had abandoned him during his years of poverty. Despite her demands for a high celestial rank, Jiang Ziya appoints her as the Broom Star, the deity of misfortune and bad luck, symbolizing her...

Bi Xiao Deploying the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array Against the Zhou Army

🐉 Chinese MythologyMengjin, Yellow River, ChinaBi Xiao • Yun Xiao • Qiong Xiao

Following the death of their brother Zhao Gongming, the goddess Bi Xiao and her sisters Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao sought vengeance against the Zhou army by constructing the formidable Nine-Bend Yellow River Array. This magical formation, established at the strategic crossing of Mengjin, utilized the power of the Mixed Sky Primordial Dipper to capture and depower the elite Twelve Golden...

The Heavenly Emperor Moving the Taihang and Wangwu Mountains out of Pity

🐉 Chinese MythologyWangwu Mountain, Henan, ChinaYugong (Foolish Old Man) • Zhisou (Wise Old Man) • The Heavenly Emperor (Shangdi)

The elder Yugong, frustrated by two massive mountains blocking his path, resolves to move them by hand with his family. Despite ridicule from a 'wise' neighbor, Yugong persists, believing that successive generations will eventually finish the task. The Heavenly Emperor, moved by such unwavering determination, sends celestial giants to relocate the mountains, rewarding the old man's faith.

Gun Stealing the Self-Expanding Soil (Xirang) from Heaven to Stop the Floods

🐉 Chinese MythologySanmenxia, Yellow River, ChinaGun (Count of Chong) • Emperor Yao • Zhurong

During the Great Flood of China, the hero Gun stole the magical self-expanding soil known as Xirang from the Heavens to dam the rising waters. Although he successfully halted the floods for a time, the Emperor of Heaven was enraged by the theft and ordered Gun's execution at Feather Mountain. From the remains of the fallen hero, his son Yu the Great was born to complete the task of taming the...

Indra Revealing Himself and Restoring Shibi's Mutilated Flesh and Eye

🕉️ Hindu MythologyUdayagiri, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaKing Shibi • Indra • Agni

King Shibi, renowned for his extreme generosity and righteousness, is tested by the gods Indra and Agni. After sacrificing his own flesh and an eye to save a dove, Indra reveals his divine identity and restores the king's body to its original state, honoring his unwavering compassion.