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    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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  • 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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    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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    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 NuwaNuwa October 18, 1875 Ann Arbor J. C. Watson  · 119 km MPC · JPL 151 Abundantia...
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    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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