_Myths

Huldra A goddess who was attended by wood nymphs. They had cow tails which could be seen hanging out from beneath their white robes. They were the protectors of cattle, and sang beautifully. She is an aspect of Frigg. In Scandinavian folklore, the Huldra (in Norwegian culture, derived from a root meaning "covered" or "secret"), or the skogsrå or skogsfru/skovfrue (meaning "Lady (read, counterpart of a Lord) of the forest") or Tallemaja (pine tree Mary) in Swedish culture, is a seductive forest creature. Her name suggests that she is originally the same being as the völva Huld and the German Holda. A male hulder is called a huldu, or in Norway a huldrekall. The word huldra/huldri/hulderen is the definite form in Norwegian ("the hulder") – the indefinite form is en/ei hulder ("a hulder"). The plural indefinite form is huldre(r) ("hulders"), and the plural definite form is huldrene ("the hulders"). In the plural o...

Huang Long (Four Symbols) Alternative names: Yellow Dragon, 黃龍, 黄龙, 黄竜 Huang Long (黃龍，黄龙 or 黄竜, Yellow Dragon, Mandarin: huang2 long2, Cantonese: wong4 lung4, Japanese: Kōryū or Ōryū, Korean: Hwang-Ryong, Vietnamese: Hoàng Long) is a hornless dragon who once emerged from the River Luo and presented the legendary Emperor Fu Xi with the elements of writing. According to legend, when it appeared before Fu Xi, it filled a hole in the sky made by the monster Gong Gong. Its waking, sleeping and breathing determined day and night, season and weather. In East Asian culture, there is sometimes a fifth Guardian Beast of the Si Ling. This deity is the guardian of the center and it represents the element earth, the Chinese quintessence, as well as the changing of the seasons. Huang Long does not appear in Japanese mythology: the fifth element in the Japanese elemental system is Void, so there cannot be an animal representing it. Because of this, Huang Long is often forgotten. However, som...

Huang feihu Alternative Names (異名): 黃飛虎, 黄飞虎, Huáng Fēihǔ, Huang Feihu Huang Feihu (Chinese tradition: 黃飛虎; simplify: 黄飞虎; Pinyin: Huáng Fēihǔ) is a major character featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (封神演義). Huang Feihu is the son of Huang Gun (黄滚). He is renowned as the top general throughout the whole Shang Dynasty (商朝). When Daji (妲己) had effectively convinced the idiotic King Zhou (商紂王) that it would be best to retrieve the two fleeing princes after slaying an official, Huang Feihu would make his first true appearance. When the princes had both been stolen by the giant Fang Brothers before Huang Feihu's very own eyes, Huang Feihu was pleased to see that the capital was still possessed of at least a few truly justified individuals. Following this, the king, along with the Chao Twins (Chao Tian [晁田] and Chao Lei [晁雷]) would decide it best that Huang Feihu himself should pursue the Fang Brothers -- who are present with the two princes. Thus, he...