
中国古代神话-凶兽
CHINESE MYTHICAL EVIL CREATURES
凶兽,即不详之兽,是指强悍无匹的动物。古人相信凶兽出现时,会伴随灾难、祸害和事故等大事,并且危害人间。
Chinese mythical evil creatures. Ancient Chinese people believed that the appearances of evil creatures would be accompanied by disasters and would endanger the world.
凶兽介绍
INTRODUCTION OF EVIL CREATURE

穷奇
QIONG QI

ABOUT QIONG QI
关于穷奇

穷奇的故事
THE INTERESTING STORY OF QIONG QI
水神共工率领江河想要颠覆人间 颛顼帝让火神祝融去降服共工 结果共工和祝融打了一个星期 都没打过 一怒之下 共工撞了不周山 导致天河倒灌 危害人间 共工至此就和人族历时三代大战 最后被大禹所杀 之后怨念不灭 变成穷奇。
God of Water “𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑔̀ go̅ng” wanted to revolt against the rule. “Zhuan xu” emperor assigned a task to God of Fire “zhu rong” which is to surrender God of Water to him. God of Water and God of Fire fought for a long time, but still didn’t come out a result. Accidentally, god of Water dashed against “Bu Zhou Shan”. As a result, the sea backflow, the life of mankind were affected. Thus, there was hatred between them. Lastly, God of Water was killed by “Da Yu”. Resentment of God of Water had make him become “Qiong Qi”.

《山海经·海内北经》
“穷奇状如虎,有翼,食人从头始,所食被发,在犬北。一日从足。”
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混沌
HUN DUN

ABOUT HUN DUN
关于混沌
混沌的故事
THE INTERESTING STORY OF HUN DUN
本文是出自《庄子》一书的寓言故事。浑沌原本无七窍的,拥有的是纯朴的心灵。却因为人为的造作,迷失于感官物欲生活之中,最后导致死亡。
Initially, Hun Dun has a very pure heart, but it is dead due to greed and human action.

《山海经 》
Book of 《Classic of Mountains and Seas》
“有神焉,其状如黄囊,赤如丹火,六足四翼,
混敦无面目,是识歌舞,实为帝江。”
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饕餮
TAO TIE

ABOUT TAO TIE
关于饕餮

《山海经·北山经》
Book of 《Classic of the Mountains: North》
“钩吾之山其上多玉,其下多铜。有兽焉,其状如羊身人面,其目在腋下,虎齿人爪,其音如婴儿,名曰狍鸮,是食人。”
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梼杌
TAO WU

关于梼杌
ABOUT TAO WU

梼杌的故事
THE INTERESTING STORY OF TAO WU
堯在位時,洪水泛滥,民不聊生,堯便派鲧治水,他不听别人的意见一意孤行,只想着用堵的方法来制水,但水却越淹越高,历时九年未能平息洪水灾祸,结果反使洪水更加泛滥。後來堯把帝位傳給舜後,鲧便被帝舜處死,由禹繼續治水的工作。鲧死之后的怨气所幻化成梼杌。
When the ancient China ruler, Yao appoint Gun to fix the flood problems happening in China, he didn't listen to other ministers’ advice, stubbornly uses the blocking way to stop the water. This doesn't help the situation and make the flood worst and it even lasted for nine years.
When Yao pass down the throne to Shun, Shun killed Gun as a punishment of not accomplishing his job. The anger of Gun made him become the monstrous Tao Wu after death.

《左传· 文公十八年》
Book of 《Zuo Zhuan》
“颛顼有不才子,不可教训,不知话言,告之则顽,舍之则嚚,傲狠明德,以乱天常,天下之民谓之梼杌。”