Is “The novel specifically depicts the Pleiades constellation as a rooster that subdues demons.” true?
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In Daoism, there is the theory of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, but in Chapter 055 of 'Journey to the West', the Star Officer of the Pleiades (Mao Ri Xing Guan) is explicitly depicted as having a true form of a large rooster with double combs, whose crow can directly counteract the Scorpion Spirit, which is a novelized version of star worship. Original text: "现出本相，原来是一只双冠子大公鸡，昂起头来，约有六七尺高，对著妖怪叫了一声。" (Journey to the West, Chapter 055.txt)
Mao Ri Xing Guan
The true form of the Pleiades Star Officer is utilized to the extreme in the novel.
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