cassiopheias: Xiangshuishen 湘水神; The Xiangshuishen or Xiang River Goddesses are goddesses of th
cassiopheias: Xiangshuishen 湘水神; The Xiangshuishen or Xiang River Goddesses are goddesses of the Xiang River in Chinese folk religion. The Xiang flowed into Dongting Lake through the ancient kingdom of Chu. The Xiang goddesses were daughters of the Emperor Yao, who were named Ehuang and Nüying who were said to have been married by him to his chosen successor, and eventually emperor, Shun, as a sort of test of his administrative abilities: then, later, they became goddesses, after the death of their husband. -- source link
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