Cao E
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Cao E is a filial daughter from Eastern Han dynasty China who became a revered folk heroine and later deity, commemorated in legends, temples, and local customs connected to the Dragon Boat Festival.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese legendary figure
ⓘ
deity ⓘ filial daughter ⓘ folk heroine ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Cao’e River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shengzhou, Zhejiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
local customs in eastern Zhejiang
ⓘ
river worship ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Dragon Boat Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
local festivals
ⓘ
ritual sacrifices ⓘ stele inscriptions ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Chinese folk religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local gazetteers ⓘ popular legends ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
local tutelary spirit
ⓘ
model of filial piety ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example in didactic texts on filial piety
ⓘ
symbol of female virtue in Chinese tradition ⓘ |
| deathCause | drowning ⓘ |
| deathManner | self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation | daughter of Cao Xu (in legend) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLegendType | filial piety martyrdom legend ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Cao E Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Cao E Niangniang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shengnü (holy maiden) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | local Dragon Boat Festival practices ⓘ |
| knownFor | sacrificing her life to search for her drowned father ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
local cult of female deities
ⓘ
river deification ⓘ xiao (filial piety) ⓘ |
| memorialType |
stele
ⓘ
temple inscription ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism (local cult context) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
local protective deity
ⓘ
river goddess ⓘ |
| virtue | filial piety ⓘ |
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