Among the gods in the North Sea, there is a god in charge of the sea.
In the ancient prose Liezi Tang Wen, such a story was recorded:
To the east of the Bohai Sea, there is a sea called Xu Hai in Guangxi. There are five fairy islands in Guixu, namely Daiyu, Jiao Yuan, Fanghu, Yingzhou and Penglai. Fiona Fang, an island in Wan Li, and Wan Li, a high school student, are big mountain neighbors separated by 70,000 miles. There are many immortals living on the island, who often go back and forth between the islands, but the island is floating. The immortal emperor is afraid that one day the island will drift to the distant west, and the immortals have nowhere to live, so Yujiang tries to find a way.
2. Ancient Indian Myth-Varuna
3. Nordic Myth-Niyold egil
The most important sea god in Nordic mythology is egil, which means "water" and belongs to one of the oldest giants.
Egil and his wife gave birth to nine daughters. Their names respectively represented all kinds of waves, that is, all kinds of fierce walruses, which constantly threatened the Nordic people at that time.
At the same time, the image of Mr. and Mrs. egil is also quite greedy. They will set traps beside dangerous rocks, sink passing ships, and then take the ships and their treasures to the bottom of the sea. So his palace is full of gold and silver jewelry, and the couple especially love gold. It is said that there is a lot of gold in the underwater palace in egil, which can be used for lighting, so gold is also nicknamed "the fire of egil". In short, in the eyes of the Nordic people, egil is a terrible tyrant in the deep sea, so I can only pray not to meet him and try to stay away from him.
Nieold, the summer god and sea god in Nordic mythology, is in charge of summer, ocean, storm, fishery and wealth, and is also regarded as the patron saint of navigation. When he is angry, he will wave an iron paddle, which will not only easily set off huge waves, but also cause storms and tsunamis; When he is happy, the waves will become calm, so the vikings and fishermen adore him.
4. Ancient Greek mythology/Roman mythology-Poseidon
Although Poseidon is described as extremely brave, he often ends up as a loser in mythology. Poseidon is more like a mythical villain than an image of divine justice.
His most famous story is that he competed with Athena, the goddess of wisdom, for the protection of Athens. At that time, Poseidon hit the sea and a fine horse jumped out of the sea; Athena stuck the spear in the ground, and an olive tree grew on the ground. The steed symbolizes war, and the olive tree symbolizes peace. Finally, everyone chose peace and Athena. Poseidon regretted his failure.
5. Japanese Poseidon-Ebisu
6. Celtic Poseidon-Mananomichlle
In a small town in Ireland, local people believe that Manano's ghost will be released in violent storms. Even in stormy weather, Manano's anger can be heard today.
Manning Bay in the southwest corner of Ireland, the surrounding area is called Manano Kingdom. During the day, the foam waves in the undulating Atlantic Ocean are called Manano's hippocampus.
According to local legend, one day, Manano's daughter was caught in a storm while boating in Kikilan Bay. Manano saw that his daughter was in trouble, so he used magic to summon a rock to save her. Now that unremarkable rock stands in the bay, full of seaweed, and is called Manning Island.
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2. (Han) Liu Xin's Shan Hai Jing
3. Zhong Yiyang's Magical and Colorful Indian Myth Story
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5.Drshenoy is on English Wikipedia
6. Deceive Gurufi
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8. Electronic Special Issue of National Ocean Science and Technology Museum
9. Japanese folk beliefs and China culture.
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