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Many ancient materials or biographies mention various mythical beasts, especially those in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. I accidentally saw an introduction compiled by someone and posted it so that everyone can find some relevant information and learn more.

Yu Hao: The God of the East China Sea, with a human face and a bird body, two yellow snakes hanging from his ears, and two yellow snakes on his feet.

Yu Jing: The son of Yu Hao, with a human face and a bird body, two green snakes hanging from his ears, and two red snakes on his feet. God of wind and sea god of the North Sea.

郃: The god of heat, dressed in green clothes and a green handkerchief, with a cold face. The picture looks like an old monkey. Gender is female.

Zhu Rong: God of Fire, with a beast body and a human face, riding two fire dragons.

***Worker: Water God, with a snake body and a human face, red hair, driving a black dragon. He is the great-great-grandson of Zhu Rong.

Houtu: God of earth.

Cho Ming: God of Time.

Jumang: The Wood God, also known as Chong, has a bird face and a human body, riding two dragons.

Shen Tu, Yu Lei: God of the underworld, living in Taodu Mountain in the East China Sea.

Buting Huyu: God of the South China Sea.

Zhuyin: God of Zhongshan.

Di Tai: The Great God of Zhongshan. Lead the land of Zhongshan.

The Queen Mother of the West: She has a body with a leopard tail and tiger teeth, and a jade weapon carefully pinned to her head. The Great God lives in Jade Mountain in the west.

Heroic move: a human face and a horse body, with wings on its back and tiger stripes all over its body.

Lu Wu: The god of Kunlun Mountain, with a human face, a tiger body and nine tails.

Enlightened beast: The god of Kunlun Mountain, with a body like a giant tiger and nine heads, each with a human face.

Li Zhu: The tree protector of Kunlun Mountain. The eyes are the brightest.

Long ride: Win the mother mountain god.

Dijiang: God of Tianshan, with six legs, four wings and no head.

Yaoshui: shaped like an ox, with eight legs and a horsetail, two heads, and a shouting voice like a trumpet. Wherever he appears, there will be war.

Bai Ze mythical beast: a mythical beast that describes eleven thousand five hundred and twenty kinds of strange and strange things in the world.

Chi You: Human body with ox hooves, four eyes and six hands, strong horns on his head, hair standing as straight as a sword beside his ears, he feeds on sand, stones and money.

Demon: A monster with a human face and an animal body and four legs, charming with a soft daughter's voice.

Divine brilliance: with a human face and an animal body, one leg and one hand, it can enchant people with a yawning sound that lulls people to sleep.

The sprite: looks like a three-year-old baby, with a black body and red eyes, long ears and red eyes, long black hair, and a charming childish voice that can babbling.

Feng Bo Feilian: The body of a deer, the head of a bird, with sharp horns on the head, leopard patterns all over the body, and a tail like a yellow snake.

Yushi Pingyi: shaped like a seven-inch silkworm with scaly wings on its back.

Kui Niu: A hornless cow with a gray body and one foot. When entering and exiting the sea, there must be strong winds and rains accompanying it. Its eyes are as bright as the sun and moon, and its roar is like thunder that shocks the world.

Thunder Beast: The body of a dragon and the head of a human, with a belly as big as a drum. Every time I take a selfie and hit my belly, it will release thunder.

Fat Yi: A snake with six legs and four wings. When people see it flying in its natural form, a terrible drought will occur on the ground.

惃惃: It has the shape of an ox with tiger stripes, and its sound is like a human moaning. Once it appears, major floods will occur.

Fei: A cow-shaped white head with one eye and a snake-like tail. It dries up after passing through water and withers through grass. As soon as it appears, a great plague will occur in the world.

Bi Fang Bird: Like a crane, with a green body and white beak, red markings, and one foot. Wherever it appears, strange fires will occur.

Acid and Bird: Like a snake, with four wings, six eyes, and three legs. Wherever it is seen, it will cause panic.

The five-color bird of Xuandan Mountain: It has a human face and long hair. Wherever it roosts, there will be disaster for the country.

Man-eating monster

Zhu Huai: four horns, big ears like an ox, and a strange-shaped mouth.

Roe Deer Owl: Like a large dog with long legs, its eyes are behind its front feet.

Qiongqi: A monster with a cow shape and a red body, human face and horse feet, and a cry like a baby.

(Related by blood to the Yellow Emperor)

Floating: A human-faced beast with a winged body and red hair. It often floats on the water and is good at making waves.

Xiang Liu: The nine-headed monster, disappeared with the Japanese workers after the Fourth War in Heaven.

Soaring Snake:

Chiseltooth: A monster with a human body and the head of an animal, with six-foot-long chisel-like sharp teeth in its mouth.

Xiu Snake: Also known as Ba Snake, it is a hundred feet long, with a black body and a green head. It can swallow an elephant in one bite.

Qiang Liang: He has a snake in his mouth and a snake in his hand. He has the body of a tiger and the head of a tiger, with long hands.

Sun Ni: Living in the core of the earth for a long time, it is violent and violent. Its body is as white as the scorching sun. Its footprints are everywhere, cracking the ground

The scorched earth. The fierce glow in the fire.

Fox: Cunning, cunning, possessive, yellow fire can freeze all life. It represents the confusion in the fire.

Shang Xi: Greedy and gluttonous, he can swallow heaven and earth. He spits corrosive purple light from his mouth and can dissolve hard minerals and gold. Represents the greedy light of the group of fires.

Jiao Jiao: Cynical and ferocious, green fire breaks out, steaming clouds and fog, causing droughts in the world for many years. Represents the wrath of fire.

Jin Ao: Lives on both land and water, with mysterious cold attributes. The deep blue light can solidify everything into ice. Represents the coldness in the fire.

Fuqi: Crazy and reckless, the raging fire penetrates everywhere, triggering volcanic natural disasters and destroying all living beings. Represents the wild flames of the group of fires.

Pixiu: Bloodthirsty and cruel, his eyes shine with red light, and the high fever turns everything into ashes. Represents the bloody light in the fire.

Cui Wei: Born in darkness, hates light. The evil light of darkness eats away at the brightness of the sun and the moon, covering the sky and the earth. Represents the darkness in the fire.

Cunning: Resentful and perverse, he takes pleasure in destroying all the good things in the world. The blue fire can scorch the earth for thousands of miles. Represents the resentment in the fire.

One more thing to add: Sure enough.

A beast with a chirping sound like "Sure", with a very kind heart, will stand by and cry bitterly when seeing the corpses of its companions. Humans often use this characteristic to trap them. ——From "Flowers in the Mirror"

In ancient times, there was a legend among the people that "a dragon gave birth to nine sons, but they did not become dragons, and each had his own interests." But there are different opinions on what Jiuzi is. "Chinese Auspicious Illustrations" says: The eldest of the nine sons is called Prison Ox, loves music, and squats on the head of the piano; the second eldest is called Ya Zi (ya zi), is fond of killing and fighting, and is engraved on the ring and hilt of the sword to swallow the mouth; The third son called Chaofeng, who was in danger in his life, and the beast with the corner of the palace is his portrait; the fourth son Pulao roared loudly when he was hit, and served as the animal button on the bell to help its sound spread far and wide; the fifth son Suan Ni (suan ni), It is shaped like a lion, likes smoking and sitting, leaning on the foot of the incense burner, swallowing the smoke and blowing out the mist; the six sons Bi Xi (bi xi), like a turtle with teeth, likes to bear heavy loads, and is the tortoise under the stele; the seven sons Bi Xi (bi xi) gan), shaped like a tiger and litigious, and there are images of him on both sides of the prison gate or the main hall of the government office; the eight sons bear the burden, the body is like a dragon, elegant and graceful, coiled on the top of the stone tablet; the old nine Chi (chi) kiss, also known as the owl tail or the owl (chi) kiss, the mouth is moist and the throat is thick and easy to swallow, so it becomes a spine-swallowing beast at both ends of the palace ridge, using it to extinguish fires and eliminate disasters.

"Huailu Hall Collection": "The nine sons of a dragon will not become a dragon, each has his own interests. The prisoner Niu was a good musician throughout his life. The beast carved on the head of the Huqin today is his portrait; ), he was fond of killing all his life, and the dragon swallowing his mouth on the handle of the knife is his portrait; mocking phoenix, he was fond of danger in his life, and the beast in the corner of the palace is his portrait; Pulao, he was fond of singing, and the animal button on the bell is his portrait; Suanni (sound: sour nun), he was fond of sitting in his life, and the lion on the Buddha's seat is his remains; Baxia, also known as Bi Xi (bi xi), he was fond of carrying heavy loads in his life, and the beast on the monument is his remains; Bixi, he was fond of litigating in his life, and he is his remains today. The lion's head on the prison gate is his portrait; Bixi (sound: Bi Xi) was a good writer throughout his life, and the dragons on both sides of the monument are his portrait; the owl kiss is his love for swallowing, and the animal head on the spine of the temple is his portrait.

The book "The Origin of the Gods" says that "Sheng'an Waiji" records that the nine sons of the dragon are: quality, shaped like a turtle and good at carrying heavy loads, that is, the turtle under the stele; Chiki, shaped like a beast, good in nature, Standing on the ridge of the roof; Taotie, good food, standing on the lid of the tripod; Earthworm, good at standing, standing on the pillars of the bridge; Jiaotu, like a snail and clam, good at closing, standing at the head of the door; Golden Ni, shaped like a lion, good at fireworks, standing on the incense burner ; plus the three of Pulao, Bian, and Yasu, they are exactly the nine sons of the dragon.

Perhaps the so-called dragon gave birth to nine sons does not mean that the dragon happened to have nine sons. In ancient Chinese traditional culture, the number nine often represents many things and has the supreme status. Nine is an imaginary number and a noble number, so it is used to describe dragons. Let’s talk about it in summary

Prisoner Cow: A small yellow dragon with scaly horns, good music. This musical dragon son not only stands on the huqin of the Han people, but also on the dragon-headed yueqin of the Yi people, the three-stringed qin of the Bai people, and some Tibetan musical instruments with his head raised and his mouth open.

Bixi: (yin Bixi), strong, and his back also carries heavy objects, which is the stone turtle engraved under the stone tablet today.

Chiki (pronounced Chiki) is also called Chiki, Chiwei, Haowang, etc. Shaped like a four-legged snake with its tail cut off, this dragon son is good at looking around in dangerous places and also likes to eat fire. According to legend, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the Bailiang Palace, someone wrote that there was a fish in the sea with a tail like an owl, that is, a falcon. It could spray water and rain, and could be used to ward off fires, so his image was sculpted on the corners, ridges, and corners of the palace. On the roof...

Taotie (yin taotie), looks like a wolf and is good at eating. Zhongding Yi vessels are often carved with the shape of their heads as decoration. Since the Taotie is a legendary evil beast that is particularly gluttonous, people call people who are greedy for food and even property as gluttons. Taotie also appears on Shang and Zhou bronzes as a patterned animal face decoration, called the Taotie pattern. Because it can drink water, some are also decorated on bridge railings to prevent floods from flooding the bridge.

Yaizu (from Yinya), looks like a jackal, and is very fishy to kill. Often carved on the hilt and scabbard. The original intention of Yaizhen is to glare angrily, "A meal of kindness will be repaid, and Yaizhu's resentment will be repaid."

Biuan (pronounced Bigan), also called Charter. It looks like a tiger, is powerful, and is prone to prison litigation. It hates criminals the most, so it is often decorated on the lintel of prisons.

Suan Ni (sound-sour mud) is also known as Golden Ni and Ling Ni. Suanni is originally an alias for lion, so it is shaped like a lion, good at fireworks and easy to sit on. His style can be seen on the Buddha's seat and incense burner in the temple. Lions, animals that dare to eat even tigers and leopards and have a majestic appearance, were introduced to China along with Buddhism. Since the Buddha Sakyamuni has the metaphor of a "fearless lion", people naturally arrange it as a seat for the Buddha, or carve it on an incense burner so that he can enjoy the incense.

Papi (sound as Basia) is located near the bridge and likes water. It is often decorated on the top of the stone bridge railings. The four corners of the rear door bridge are covered with snakes, and the shape is very beautiful.

The pepper picture is shaped like a snail and a clam. When a snail and a clam are invaded by a foreign object, it always closes its shell tightly. People use it on doors, probably because it means it can be closed tightly for safety.

Pulao, shaped like a dragon but smaller than a dragon, has a good chirp. It is said that Pulao lives by the sea, and what he is most afraid of is whales. Whenever he encounters a whale attack, Pulao screams incessantly. So, people put his image on the bell and carved the long piece of wood that struck the bell into the shape of a whale, using it to strike the bell in order to make the sound louder and louder.

Pixiu is also known as Tianlu, with a dragon head, a horse body and a lin foot. This beast is divided into male and female. The male is "Pixi" and the female is "Piu". Pixiu has no hair, scales or butthole, so it is said that it can only go in but not out. Pixiu has one and two horns on its head. It looks majestic and ferocious. It likes to suck the essence and blood of monsters and turn them into wealth. Therefore, in Feng Shui, Pixiu is widely used as a spiritual object to guard the house, ward off evil spirits, and attract wealth. Pixiu feeds on wealth and has the effect of collecting wealth from all directions.

In ancient times, this auspicious beast was divided into one or two horns. One horn was to "ward off evil spirits", and the two horns were "Tianlu". Later, after the change of dynasties, it was not divided into one horn, or two horns. horn. Most of them focus on one corner.

The shape of Pixiu is relatively uniform, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail, mane and whiskers often connected with the chest or back, protruding eyes, long fangs, etc. The more common Pixiu nowadays are mostly single horns and long fangs. tail. Pixiu has long curly mane and wings (meaning "prosperity"). Tail hair tendrils, ingots on the body, bats, (meaning "blessings everywhere"). One with flames (meaning "red and fiery"). There are also banana fans, chi tigers, thousand-year-old turtles, etc.

Longtails are small insects that like to carry things on their backs. When you encounter something while walking, pick it up. Carry it with your head held high. The weight on my back is getting heavier and heavier, but I don't stop even though I am very tired. Its back is very rough, so things accumulate and are not scattered, and eventually it falls and cannot get up. Some people took pity on it and helped it remove its things. Once you can move around, you can carry it on your back as before. He also likes to climb high, and will not stop until he reaches the limit of his strength, until he falls to the ground and dies.

Jiaoduan (sounds like Luduan) is a legendary auspicious animal. It has one horn and can travel 18,000 miles in a day. It is proficient in the languages ????of all the barbarians. It is an auspicious thing and also has the function of protecting and assisting the monarch. meaning. Therefore, there were often corner furnishings in the emperor's office. Commonly found on ancient aromatherapy stoves.

There is an ancient town in Suzhou - Jiaozhi. In the center of the ancient town square stands a sculpture of the one-horned monster "Jiao Duan". According to legend, this beast can ward off evil spirits and calm winds, and can corner the people. When the village was gathered into a town in the Ming Dynasty, the town was renamed Jiaozhi based on its auspiciousness.

The picture below is a corner-end incense burner made in the Forbidden City during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is extremely gorgeous. The head is raised at the end of the horn, with a single horn, eyes wide open, both ears, and the mouth slightly open for diffusing incense. The four claws serve as the feet of the instrument in an upright position, with a round hanging tail, and a cloisonné enamel snake beneath its feet. The whole body is decorated with a bean green enamel ground, and is filled with patterns in red, yellow, blue, white and other colors of enamel. The head at the corner can be opened to place incense.

I feel that talking about mythical beasts is not just about knowing the names. It is best to talk about the specific origins and allusions, as well as related decorative cultural relics. Because mythical beasts often appear on cultural relics and real objects. It is best to relate it to history, culture and cultural relics. This is the essence of culture.

I also want to slowly introduce some cultural relics and historical knowledge based on mythical animals, such as bi, cong, ring, Gui, Zhang, jue, huang, hibiscus, pendant, amber, blind eye, jade plug, finger puller, hairpin , Er, comb, jade book, tripod, jue, zun, 卣, gong, gui, 牉, as well as seal, kiss beast and so on.

I also found the information now. I hope that friends who know it can introduce more relevant knowledge to you. These things are the treasures of Chinese civilization, and the inheritance of history is now being slowly forgotten and lost by us.

1. The owl (dragon) likes to look around, so it is in front of the eaves. There are various legends about this dragon son since ancient times. One theory is that this dragon lives in the South China Sea and can spray waves into rain, so it is decorated on both ends of the main ridge of the roof, which means fire suppression; the other is that the beasts on both ends of the roof ridge are commonly known as "ridge-swallowing beasts". It looks like a dragon but not a dragon. It is facing inward and its mouth is wide open, as if it wants to swallow the entire temple ridge. There is also a sharp sword stuck on its back, with only the hilt exposed. Why is this happening? It is said that this dragon son "left his post without permission" and fled back to the South China Sea to die. After his death, he placed it on the roof of the house. The third theory is that the Dragon King passed the throne to his eldest son. However, after the Dragon King died, The second brother and the eldest brother are competing for the throne, but neither one is willing to give in. What should they do? The two brothers finally discuss and decide the outcome by swallowing a roof. The winner is king. The eldest brother knew that his martial arts skills were not as good as those of the second son, and he was afraid that his throne would be taken away from him. He suddenly drew his sword while the second son was swallowing his spine, stabbed him in the back, and nailed the second son to the ridge of the roof.

It is also said that the person with a sword stuck in the back of the kiss is Xu Xun (AD 239-374, a Taoist priest in Jin Dynasty. Named Jingzhi, a native of Runan, who lived in Nanchang, learned Taoism from Wu Meng, and later became a filial piety Lian was once the magistrate of Jingyang County. Feeling the rebellion in the Jin Dynasty, he abandoned his official position and returned eastward, traveling around the country. Legend has it that in the second year of Ningkang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he and his family of 42 people built a house in Xishan, Nanchang, and in the Song Dynasty, he was named the "Shen Gong Miaoji Zhenjun". ", the sword that the world praises Zhenjun or Jingyang). There are two purposes for sticking Xu Xun's sword on Qi Qi's back. One is to prevent owl kisses from escaping, which means always spraying water to quell fires; the other legend is that those demons and ghosts are most afraid of Xu Xun's fan-shaped sword, which means to ward off evil spirits.

2. The phoenix symbolizes a noble and virtuous person.

According to "Historical Records: Biography of the Japanese": "The phoenix does not flock with the sparrows." The phoenix is ??the symbol of Ji Rui and is also the nickname of the queen.

3. The lion represents bravery and majesty. "The Legend of the Lamp" records: "The lion roared and said: 'I am the only one in the sky and the world.' When the lion roared, the beasts were intimidated."

4. Pegasus, symbolizing the mighty virtue that extends from the sky to the sea and reaches all directions.

5. The seahorse symbolizes the mighty virtue reaching from the sky to the sea and reaching all directions.

6. Suanni, recorded in ancient books as a beast similar to the lion, is also said to be one of the nine sons of the dragon. Legend has it that it can eat tigers and leopards, and it means it can lead all kinds of beasts.

7. Suan Ni is a strange beast in the sea. Legend has it that Suan Ni is the god of making clouds and rain, extinguishing fire and preventing disasters.

8. Haechi, a beast in ancient legends, is similar to a lion. Legend has it that it can distinguish right from wrong. It has a single horn and is also known as the divine sheep. It is a symbol of bravery and justice.

9. Bullfighting is a kind of horned dragon in legend. According to "Chenyuan Shilue": "There is a bullfighting in Xinneihaizi... When it is rainy and cloudy, it often winds along the road and in Jin'ao Yudongfang. "It is said to be a mascot that can stir up clouds and make rain, suppress fires and prevent disasters.

10. Xingshi (Yinhang Shi), the information introducing ancient architecture is very unclear about the origin of this beast, so I can only find a little bit about it.

Xingshi is a kind of winged monkey with two wings on its back and holding a vajra pestle. It is said that the vajra pestle has the effect of subduing demons. Because it ranked tenth, it was named "Xingshi". It looks quite like the legendary Thunder God, probably a symbol of lightning protection. There is only one place where the ridged beast can be seen on ancient buildings, and that is in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

However, in the Zhongdu ruins of the Yuan Dynasty that were excavated in 1998, the ridge ornaments unearthed are particularly striking. It wears a round lace cap on its head, a pointed monkey's cheeks, and straight It has a fat chest and belly, two wings on its back, and a vajra in its hand. His bare upper body was covered with a loose waistcoat, his eyes were furrowed, and he looked very naive. This shows that this kissing beast has been circulated for a long time.