Is “Invented metal weapons” true?
attested in history
Many ancient texts associate Chiyou with the invention of weapons. Documents such as the Records of the Grand Historian also frequently link Chiyou closely with warfare. Across various classical works, Chiyou's image as the inventor of weapons and the god of war in ancient times is relatively consistent. The original text in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chapter on the Great Wilderness, North: "蚩尤作兵伐黄帝，黄帝乃令应龙攻之冀州之野。"
Chiyou
After death, transformed into maple wood and inventor of weapons.
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