Dragon King

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The Dragon King is a prominent water and weather deity in Chinese tradition, revered as the ruler of seas, rivers, and rainfall.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dragon King canonical 1
龍王 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese deity
deity
mythological figure
water deity
weather deity
appearsIn Chinese legends
Chinese myths
associatedWith dragons
drought relief
floods
storms
culture Chinese tradition
domain rain
rivers
seas
water
weather
Four Dragon KingsRule Four Seas
gender male
hasAspect benevolent rain giver
wrathful bringer of storms
hasSubdivision Four Dragon Kings
hasTitle Longwang
iconography dragon in human royal robes
dragon with crown
influenced East Asian dragon cults
narrativeRole guardian of aquatic creatures
judge of water-related affairs
religion Chinese folk religion
Taoism
role controller of rainfall
protector of fishermen
provider of rain for agriculture
ruler of rivers
ruler of seas
script Dragon King self-linksurface differs
surface form: 龍王
symbolizes abundance
control over natural forces
fertility of the land
imperial authority over nature
timePeriodOfWorship ancient China to present
worshipedIn China
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan

overseas Chinese communities
worshipPractices offerings at temples
processions to the sea or rivers
rain-invoking rituals

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese folk religion hasDeity Dragon King
Dragon King script Dragon King self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 龍王