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*Karl Shuker: ''Dragons. A Natural History.'' Simon & Schuster, New York 1995, {{ISBN|0-684-81443-9}}, p. 89 |
*Karl Shuker: ''Dragons. A Natural History.'' Simon & Schuster, New York 1995, {{ISBN|0-684-81443-9}}, p. 89 |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020719104725/http://shenlongonline.net/ shenlongonline.net] |
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[[Category:Chinese dragons]] |
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Revision as of 22:50, 16 April 2019
Shenlong, also Shen-lung, (simplified Chinese: 神龙; traditional Chinese: 神龍; pinyin: shén lóng, literally "god dragon" or "spirit dragon", Japanese: 神竜 Shinryū) is a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology who is the master of storms and also a bringer of rain. He is of equal significance to other creatures such as Tianlong, the celestial dragon.
The spiritual dragons are azure-scaled and govern the wind, clouds and rain, on which all agricultural life depends.[1][2] Chinese people would take great care to avoid offending them, for if they grew angry or felt neglected, the result was bad weather, drought, flood or thunderstorms.
Despite this, Shenlong appears to signify a special rank in the splendid robes and regalia of Chinese emperors. He was also five-clawed, which was iconic of the imperial dragon. Chinese empires have admired shenlong for centuries through festivals.
In popular culture
- The anime and manga franchise Dragon Ball features a wish-fulfilling dragon named Shenlong.
Shenlong is the name of one of the five Gundanium mobile suits in Gundam Wing
References
- ^ Shuker, Karl. (1995). Dragons. A Natural History. Simon & Schuster, New York 1995, ISBN 0-684-81443-9, p. 89
- ^ Guter, Josef. (2004). Lexikon der Götter und Symbole der Alten Chinesen. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-04-5, p. 106
Sources
- Karl Shuker: Dragons. A Natural History. Simon & Schuster, New York 1995, ISBN 0-684-81443-9, p. 89
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