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Originally Posted by Galapagos
The line between spirit and god characters is kind of a blurry one I think, so Rabbit Boys are welcome! Turtle deities too, this thread is just about interesting supernatural agents in general.
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Excellent. Of course everyone knows that Gaia rests on the back of a great turtle.
But later for that because it's the Black Tortoise God I'm after here.
Black Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the classic novel, Journey to the West, Xuánwǔ was a king of the north who had two generals serving under him, a "Tortoise General" and a "Snake General." This king had a temple at Wudang Mountains in Hubei, thus there is a "Tortoise Mountain" and a "Snake Mountain" on the opposite sides of a river in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei.
In Taoist legend it was said that Xuánwǔ was the prince of a Chinese Emperor. However, he was not interested in taking the throne, but decided to study in Tao's way. At age 15, he left his parents to search for enlightenment in Tao's way. It was said that he eventually achieved god status and was worshipped as a god of northern sky. ..
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