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Yayu窫窳

Archaic BeingsFiction

A strange beast from Shaoxian Mountain, shaped like an ox with a red body, a human face, and horse hooves, which devours humans.

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DIRECT FIGURES: 7
RELATION RECORDS: 7
SOURCE WORKS: 1

RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Yayu, and the people around them.

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01

CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

1 figure · 1 record

Er Fu
Er Fu→Yayukill
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危与贰负杀窫窳
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內北經

02

THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

6 figures · 6 records

Wu Fan
Wu Fan→Yayutreat
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夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Wu Lü
Wu Lü→Yayutreat
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夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Wu Peng
Wu Peng→Yayutreat
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夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Wu Di
Wu Di→Yayutreat
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夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Wu Xiang
Wu Xiang→Yayutreat
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夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Wu Yang
Wu Yang→Yayutreat
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夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經

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FeatureA Shanhaijing Bestiary Lineage: Why One Name Can Have Many BodiesModern bestiaries often give each creature one fixed design and canonical profile. Classic of Mountains and Seas works differently: a name may carry different bodies in different chapters, while a being can be predator, medicine, omen, divine official or actor in war. Its 'lineage' is therefore first a network of textual variants and functions, not a tidy biological family tree.

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kill← Er Fu → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內北經 Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (2)
1. 危与贰负杀窫窳
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內北經
2. 危与贰负杀窫窳
  Original relation: slay · Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
treat← Wu Fan → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (1)
1. 夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
treat← Wu Lü → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (1)
1. 夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
treat← Wu Peng → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (1)
1. 夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
treat← Wu Di → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (1)
1. 夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
treat← Wu Xiang → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (1)
1. 夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
treat← Wu Yang → YayulitClassic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經
Original text (1)
1. 夹窫窳之尸，皆操不死之药以距之
  Classic of Mountains and Seas, 海內西經