Houtu
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Houtu is an important earth and fertility deity in Chinese mythology, often revered as a powerful ancestral mother figure associated with the land and its protection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houtu canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese mythological figure
ⓘ
deity ⓘ fertility deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ land ⓘ protection of land ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese mythology ⓘ |
| function |
blessing communities with prosperity
ⓘ
ensuring agricultural abundance ⓘ protecting boundaries of land ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
nurturing
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powerful ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
earth and soil
ⓘ
fertility of fields ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Earth Mother
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empress of Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificStatus | important earth and fertility deity ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ sacredness of territory ⓘ |
| mythologicalCategory | earth mother archetype ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chinese folk religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
ancestral mother figure
ⓘ
earth goddess ⓘ fertility goddess ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
powerful ancestral mother
ⓘ
protector of the land ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
prayers for good harvests
ⓘ
rituals for land protection ⓘ |
| worshipedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType |
local popular worship
ⓘ
state cult in some historical periods ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.