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Myths about Magic Axe

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

2 myths currently featured for Magic Axe.

Erlang Shen Cleaving Peach Mountain with His Axe to Save His Mother Yaoji

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Peach (Taoshan), Sichuan, ChinaErlang Shen (Yang Jian) • Yaoji (Princess Yunhua) • The Jade Emperor

This legendary tale follows Erlang Shen, the divine nephew of the Jade Emperor, as he embarks on a perilous quest to rescue his mother, the goddess Yaoji, who was imprisoned beneath Mount Peach for the crime of marrying a mortal. After years of rigorous spiritual training and the opening of his celestial third eye, Erlang wields a massive, magical axe to split the mountain asunder. The story...

Chen Xiang Splitting Mount Hua with a Magical Axe to Rescue His Mother

🐉 Chinese MythologyWest Peak of Mount HuaChen Xiang • San Sheng Mu (Third Holy Mother) • Liu Yanchang

Chen Xiang, the son of a goddess and a mortal, embarks on a heroic quest to save his mother, San Sheng Mu, who was imprisoned under the West Peak of Mount Hua by her brother Erlang Shen. After years of intense spiritual and physical training, Chen Xiang obtains a divine axe and confronts the celestial guards. In a climactic display of filial devotion and magical power, he splits the granite...