Chinese Godes & Goddesses


Ao = Chinese gods of rain and sea.

Ch'ang O, Queen of the Moon = Chinese moon goddess who had her palace of Great Cold on the moon.

Ch'eng-Huang = Chinese god of walls and ditches. Each village had their own Ch'eng-Huang.

Chuang-Mu = Chinese goddess of the bed and sexual delights.

Chu Jung = Chinese god of fire executions. Emodies justice, revenge, death, and the element of fire.

Erh-Lang = Chinese god who chased away evil spirits, the great restorer, the sustainer. He is invoked for protection.

Feng-Po-Po = Chinese goddess of the winds, she replaced Feng-Po. She symbolizes the elements of air and water, storms, precipitation and moisture.

Fu-Hsing = Chinese god of happiness. His animal totem was the bat. Symbolizes destiny, fate, love, happiness, and success.

Hou-chi = Chinese god of harvest and agriculture. Depicted as a kindly old man with stalks growing from his scalp.

Hsuan-T'ien-Shang-Ti = Chinese god who removes demons and evil spirits. Invoke for exorcism, matters involving water.

Hu-Tu = Chinese earth goddess, similar to gaia, the deification of the earth. Patroness of fertility, element is earth.

I-ti = Chinese god of wine.

Kue'i-Hsing = Chinese god of safe travels, tests, literature, and students.

Kuan Yin = One of the most loved Chinese goddesses. It is said that her name brings protection and relief when it is simply spoken.

Before she was a goddess, she was the daughter of a cruel father. When she refused to marry into wealth like her sisters, she was sent to a temple where she was made to perform the most difficult of tasks. Birds, snakes, and tigers had pity on her and came to her aid. But her father was angered that she had not given in and married, so he first tried to burn her to death. However, she put out the fire with her hands. When he finally did kill her, she was sent to the underworld. But she recited the words out of holy books, and the god of the dead was upset because he could not make them suffer while she was there. Frustrated, he sent her back to earth, where the Buddha made her immortal and rewarded her with great insight. She became a goddess of mercy and compassion.

Kuan Ti = Chinese god of war. Protects people from injustice and evil spirits.

Lao-Tien-Yeh = Chinese great god.

Lei-Kung = Chinese god of retribution and thunder. He makes thunder with his hammer, chases away evil spirits, and punishes criminals whose crimes have gone undetected.

Lo-shen = Chinese goddess of rivers.

Lu-Hsing = Chinese god of salaries, wages, and employment. Symbolizes success, prosperity, earned wealth, justice.

Lu-Pan = Chinese god of carpenters and masons. Symbolizes artistic talent and fame.

Ma-ku = Chinese goddess of spring.

Meng-Po-Niang = Chinese goddess who stood just within the gates of hell. Her magic potion was administered to each soul, so that they would forget their past lives.

Men-Shen = Two chinese deities who guarded the door against evil. They embody protection.

Mo-Hou-Lo-Chia = Chinese dragon king, deity of all waters.

Mu Gong = Chinese. Immortality.



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