Asian Religion and Mythology
Chinese Gods and Goddesses
A summary of some of the major Chinese gods and goddesses.
Japanese Gods and Goddesses
Some of the major gods and goddesses of Japan.
Moon Gods
The Divine Archer Yi was punished with mortality which he sought to overcome. He procured a bottle of immortality elixir which his wife swallowed. She then floated to the moon where she found a hare mixing medicinal herbs. There Heng-o was transformed into a toad.
Religions of China - The Ancient Faith - by Giles
"Early Chinese writers tell us that Fu Hsi, B.C. 2953-2838, was the first Emperor to organize sacrifices to, and worship of, spirits."
The Ancient Faith - Religions of Ancient China
From Herbert A. Giles' Religions of Ancient China, the first chapter, dealing with early religions of China from as far back as the third millennium B.C.
Buddhism and Other Religions - Religions of Ancient China
Chapter on Buddhism and Other Religions, from Religions of Ancient China, by Herbert A. Giles, 1906.
Confucianism - Religions of Ancient China
Chapter on Confucianism, from Religions of Ancient China, by Herbert A. Giles, 1906.
Materialism - Religions of Ancient China
Chapter on Materialism, from Religions of Ancient China, by Herbert A. Giles, 1906.
Taosim - Religions of Ancient China
Chapter on Taoism, from Religions of Ancient China, by Herbert A. Giles, 1906.
Creation Myths (Morgana's Observatory)
Pan Gu took an ax to break forth from his confinement in a cosmic egg. When he died he became the wind, mountains, land and rushing waters.
Ariel
Chinese, Choctaw, Comanche, Digueno, The Birth of Hawai'i, and Hindu creation myths.
Umbriel
Hopi, Inuit and Japanese creation myths.