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Mei Hou美后

Archaic / OtherFiction

A white-faced fox spirit in Journey to the West mythology who bewitched the king, conspiring with the national father.

DIRECT FIGURES
3
RELATION RECORDS
3
SOURCE WORKS
1

RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Mei Hou, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

2 figures · 2 records
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

1 figure · 1 record

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In fiction · Journey to the West

Mei Hou was a woman presented to the king by the national father. Because of her beauty, she was favored by the king and titled Mei Hou. In reality, she was a white-faced fox spirit who conspired with the national father to bewitch the king.

Relationship network

Sources: Journey to the West, ch. 78; Journey to the West, ch. 79

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