thewinedarksea:mythology meme: mortals (7/7)— niulangniulang is a mortal in the chinese tale the cow
thewinedarksea:mythology meme: mortals (7/7)— niulangniulang is a mortal in the chinese tale the cowherd and the weaver girl. in it niulang, a cowherd, falls in love with zhinü, a goddess. their love was not allowed, and thus they were banished to opposite sides of the silver river (symbolizing the milky way galaxy). once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, a flock of magpies would form a bridge to reunite the lovers for one day. -- source link
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