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Myths about Fengshen Yanyi

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Fengshen Yanyi across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

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Jiang Ziya Using the Appoint the Gods Roster on the Divine Altar

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Qi, Shaanxi, ChinaJiang Ziya • King Wu of Zhou • Bo Yikao

Following the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the sage Jiang Ziya ascends the Divine Altar at Mount Qi to fulfill a celestial mandate. Using the 'Investiture of the Gods' roster, he summons the spirits of those fallen in the Great War to assign them eternal positions in the heavenly hierarchy. This ritual marks the transition from an era of mythic chaos to a structured divine order under the Zhou...