SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

mythical creature

  • The snake plays god

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    Han Feizi’s fable: Two snakes pretend to be a god. By uniting, they exploit fear of the unknown to survive.

  • Nine-Headed Insect and Journey to the West

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    The Nine-Headed Insect, also known as the Nine-Headed Bird or Nine-Headed Avian, is a mythical creature in Chinese legends and serves as the original inspiration for the Nine-Headed Insect featured in the mythological novel Journey to the West.