Nüwa Mends the Heavens (Chinese: 女娲補天; Chinese: 女娲补天; pinyin: Nǚwā bǔtiān) is a well-known theme in Chinese culture. The courage and wisdom of Nüwa inspired...
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Look up Nuwa or Nüwa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nuwa or NUWA may refer to: Nüwa, a Chinese creator goddess Jingwei, a Chinese mythological character...
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Canadian-American astronomer James Craig Watson on October 18, 1875, and named after Nüwa, the Chinese creator goddess. This object is a candidate member of the Hecuba...
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The Nüwa Palace, also known as Wahuang Palace and by its Chinese name Wahuanggong, is a compound of palaces and temples beside Phoenix Mountain (Fenghuangshan)...
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اَلْحُكْمِيِّ اَلْمِذْحَجِي), known as Abū Nuwās al-Salamī (أبو نواس السلمي) or just Abū Nuwās (أبو نواس, Abū Nuwās); c. 756 – c. 814) was a classical Arabic...
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Dhū Nuwās (Arabic: ذُو نُوَاس), real name Yūsuf Asʾar Yathʾar (Musnad: 𐩺𐩥𐩪𐩰 𐩱𐩪𐩱𐩧 𐩺𐩻𐩱𐩧, Yws¹f ʾs¹ʾr Yṯʾr), Yosef Nu'as (Hebrew: יוסף נואס)...
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Huaxu (華胥). Huaxu gave birth to a twin brother and sister, Fuxi and Nüwa. Fuxi and Nüwa are said to be creatures that have faces of human and bodies of snakes...
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Chinese creation myths (section Nüwa)
created from clay, dirt, soil, or bone; Nüwa used mud and loess. Myths widely refer to social stratification; Nüwa created the rich from loess and the poor...
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incorporeal forms that aided the Chinese people, especially with the stories of Nüwa existing as a spirit in the Shang dynasty and Shennong being identified as...
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Huaxu (华胥) is a Chinese goddess and mother of the gods Nüwa and Fuxi. According to legend, the creation god Pangu died after standing up, and his body...
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Investiture of the Gods (section Nüwa and King Zhou)
ancient Chinese goddess Nüwa to offer incense and pray. As he was doing so, there came a gust of wind which blew up the cover on Nüwa’s statue. He notices...
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Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi (born 28 October 1952), commonly known as Nuwa Nnyanzi, is a multi-media visual artist in Uganda. He is the founder, owner, and chief...
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dynasty in the novel. She was summoned by Nüwa, the celestial sovereign, to destroy King Zhou. In return, Nüwa promised immortality after her mission was...
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Chinese mythology (section Nüwa)
Flood of Nuwa) and other devastating events which were only remedied when Nüwa repaired the sky with five colored stones. The figure of Nüwa, also referred...
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"water buffalo". "Peering into the Obscure" (6, 覽冥訓) describes Fuxi and Nüwa being transported by yinglong 應龍 and qingqiu 青虯 "green qiu-dragons", while...
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like its name. She is the younger daughter of the Flame Thearch named Nüwa. Nüwa was swimming in the Eastern Sea when she was unable to return to shore...
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ceased to be a co-owner of City of Dreams, and Crown Towers was rebranded to Nüwa. The resort's fifth tower, Morpheus, opened in 2018 with design by Zaha Hadid...
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Realm of Demons) Taohua Dao (桃花島; Peach Blossom Island) Nüwa Zhihou (女媧之後; Descendant of Nüwa) Baiyue (拜月; Moon Worship) Xianjian Qiyuan (仙劍奇緣; Adventure...
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year in the 2nd century BC 150 Regiment RLC Combined Task Force 150 150 Nuwa, a main-belt asteroid Chevrolet 150, an economy or fleet car List of highways...
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Medusa September 21, 1875 Toulouse J. Perrotin · 24 km MPC · JPL 150 Nuwa — Nuwa October 18, 1875 Ann Arbor J. C. Watson · 119 km MPC · JPL 151 Abundantia...
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Kunlun (mythology) (section Marriage of Nüwa and Fuxi)
from the myths, legends, or religious descriptions or depictions. Fuxi and Nuwa's marriage took place on the mountain of Kunlun. Generally held to be brother...
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Japanese creation myth Korean creation narratives Vietnamese creation myth Nüwa (Chinese) Pangu (Chinese) Ajativada Buddhist cosmology Folk Hindu creation...
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the cruel tyrant King Zhou of Shang. A nine-tailed fox spirit who served Nüwa, whom King Zhou had offended, entered into and possessed her body, expelling...
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several incursions into the South Arabian protectorate, including Jewish Dhu Nuwas of the Himyarite Kingdom and the Aksumite–Persian wars. In 575, the Aksumites...
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can also refer to 'colors' in general. In Chinese mythology, the goddess Nüwa is said to have mended the Heavens after a disaster destroyed the original...
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snake-like beings sometimes include deities, such as Fuxi and Nüwa and Gong Gong. Sometimes, Fuxi and Nuwa are described as snakes with human heads and sometimes...
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consists of six hotel towers with 938 rooms, which includes Nobu Hotel, Nüwa Hotel (formerly Crown Towers Hotel) and Hyatt Regency Hotel (rebranded from...
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Yoruba mythology Lastly, another Chinese rainbow myth involves the creator Nüwa 女媧 repairing a crack in the sky caused by the water deity Gong Gong 共工 (cf...
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(watercraft), outrigger proa of the Caroline Islands Write amplification Nüwa or Wa, a Chinese goddess (媧) Wa (Japanese culture) (和), a Japanese social...
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executed during the persecution of Christians by king Yemen Yusuf As'ar Dhu Nuwas of Himyar in 523. This tragic story spread quickly to the surrounding areas...
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