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Wu Xian巫咸
Wu Xian is a divine shaman, residing in the Kingdom of Wu Xian north of Nü Chou, holding a green snake in his right hand and a red snake in his left. He once descended as a spirit and conveyed the divine will to Qu Yuan.
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Wu Xian, and the people around them.
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01THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
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Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Qu Yuan→Wu Xianinvite
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In history ·
A minister during the reign of Tai Wu, he was ordered to pray to the mountains and rivers.
In fiction · Classic of Mountains and Seas · Songs of Chu · Bamboo Annals
A divine shaman who descended as a spirit to inform Qu Yuan. The Kingdom of Wu Xian is north of Nü Chou, where he holds a green snake in his right hand and a red snake in his left, on Mount Dengbao.
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Songs of Chu
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巫咸将夕降兮，怀椒糈而要之
invite · Songs of Chu, 离骚
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Classic of Mountains and Seas
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Bamboo Annals
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巫咸将夕降兮，怀椒糈而要之