The Mythic Cosmos of China

MYTHOS
OF CHINA

An archive of deities, beasts and legends — told through images, structured with clarity.

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01

Featured

Curated visuals
女娲女娲

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凤凰凤凰哪吒哪吒
02

Deities

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女娲
Deities

女娲

nuwa

盘古
Deities

盘古

pangu

伏羲
Deities

伏羲

fuxi

神农
Deities

神农

shennong

黄帝
Deities

黄帝

huangdi

西王母
Deities

西王母

xiwangmu

嫦娥
Deities

嫦娥

chang-e

后羿
Deities

后羿

houyi

夸父
Deities

夸父

kuafu

刑天
Deities

刑天

xing-tian

大禹
Deities

大禹

yu

祝融
Deities

祝融

zhurong

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Creatures

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应龙
Creatures

应龙

yinglong

凤凰
Creatures

凤凰

fenghuang

麒麟
Creatures

麒麟

qilin

九尾狐
Creatures

九尾狐

jiuweihu

白泽
Creatures

白泽

baize

饕餮
Creatures

饕餮

taotie

鲲鹏
Creatures

鲲鹏

kunpeng

精卫
Creatures

精卫

jingwei

烛龙
Creatures

烛龙

zhulong

青龙
Creatures

青龙

qinglong

白虎
Creatures

白虎

baihu

帝江
Creatures

帝江

dijiang

04

Artifacts

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盘古斧
Artifacts

盘古斧

pangu-axe

五色石
Artifacts

五色石

wuse-shi

轩辕剑
Artifacts

轩辕剑

xuanyuan-jian

河图洛书
Artifacts

河图洛书

hetu-luoshu

息壤
Artifacts

息壤

xirang

昆仑镜
Artifacts

昆仑镜

kunlun-jing

照妖镜
Artifacts

照妖镜

zhaoyao-jing

神农鼎
Artifacts

神农鼎

shennong-ding

伏羲琴
Artifacts

伏羲琴

fuxi-qin

干将莫邪
Artifacts

干将莫邪

ganjiang-moye

东皇钟
Artifacts

东皇钟

donghuang-zhong

番天印
Artifacts

番天印

fantian-yin

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Stories

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盘古开天辟地
Stories

盘古开天辟地

pangu-kai-tian

女娲造人
Stories

女娲造人

nuwa-zao-ren

女娲补天
Stories

女娲补天

nuwa-bu-tian

伏羲画八卦
Stories

伏羲画八卦

fuxi-bagua

精卫填海
Stories

精卫填海

jingwei-tian-hai

夸父逐日
Stories

夸父逐日

kuafu-zhu-ri

后羿射日
Stories

后羿射日

houyi-she-ri

嫦娥奔月
Stories

嫦娥奔月

chang-e-ben-yue

涿鹿之战
Stories

涿鹿之战

zhuolu-zhi-zhan

神农尝百草
Stories

神农尝百草

shennong-chang-baicao

大禹治水
Stories

大禹治水

yu-gong-zhi-shui

鲲鹏逍遥游
Stories

鲲鹏逍遥游

kunpeng-xiaoyao

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