The legend of Lei Gong.
The god of thunder, commonly known as Lei Gong, is the god of thunder in ancient Han mythology. The ancients did not know much about the natural sight of thunder. As a result, some myths and legends gradually extended. The image of Lei Gong also gradually evolved in ancient times. There are many legends about Lei Gong, let's take a look at the legend of Lei Gong.
Portrait of Lei Gong. According to legend, the god of thunder lived in the ancient Razor area, and the two banks of the Thunder River were the Thunder River, and the people of Huaxu lived around the Thunder River. At that time, Thor was alone and had a very short temper, and when he was unhappy, the Thunder River presented a rough situation, and if he was angry, the river would be even more turbulent and surging, and people could not do it.
There is a Huaxu girl in Huaxu country, she came to the Thunder God Temple to comment with Thor, her brave and straightforward character touched Thor, but he had a request, that is, to let Hua Xu girl marry him, Hua Xu girl for the sake of ***, so he agreed to Thor's request.
A year later, Miss Hua Xu gave birth to a son for Thor, Thor was very happy, and his temper improved. The girl Huaxu missed her hometown, so her son returned to Huaxu by gourd, and his grandmother saw her grandson coming by gourd, so he named him Hulu Hulu, and the homonym of Fuxi is according to the dialect of Huaxuguo.
When Fuxi grew up, when he saw spider webs, he invented nets for fishing and birds, and later cooked food. Because I missed my mother, he made a ladder and went to heaven to visit his mother. The Emperor of Heaven listened to the thunder god's advice and made Fuxi the king of Huaxu Kingdom.
What does it mean that Lei Gong doesn't beat the eaters?
What does it mean that Lei Gong doesn't eat? In our real life, parents often criticize and educate their children when they are eating, which can make children and parents feel unhappy and not in a good mood when they are eating. So, what does Lei Gong mean when he doesn't eat people?
Statue of Lei Gong. In fact, Lei Gong does not hit the eater, and it is usually used to dissuade adults from receiving education and criticism when children are eating. Adults educate children at the dinner table and destroy the harmonious atmosphere, therefore, it is not conducive to people's health, so it is often said that Lei Gong does not beat people who eat to discourage.
The origin of the story takes place in a family of three. One day, the daughter was cooking at home, and the couple went to work in the fields. Because my family was poor, my daughter thought that her parents worked hard, so I drank rice soup and gave them rice. But who would have thought, as soon as she finished eating the rice soup, lightning appeared in the sky and pulled her to the courtyard to kneel. When the parents came back, they saw their daughter kneeling on the ground, and a piece of paper floating in the sky, saying that it was because their daughter had eaten rice oil and thought that she had no conscience, so the heavens issued a letter of approval, and it was said that the thunder crash would be encountered at three o'clock in the afternoon.
The daughter told her parents about the incident, and the parents thought that their daughter's approach was the most conscientious, but fate could not be violated, so I had to wait quietly. They ate together, and the father thought that his daughter had grown so old that she had not eaten enough. , so I thought about letting my daughter eat enough before leaving.
It was getting dark, and Dad knew it was almost time. , but at that moment, they were still eating, and with a gust of wind drifted into a piece of paper, which said that because the execution time of the bowl had passed, Lei Gong would not beat the eater, so don't punish her, let her be a good person.
Who is Lei Gong's wife?
In myths and legends, Who is Lei Gong's wife? Lei Gong is the god in charge of thunder, so, who is Lei Gong's wife? Is it also a legendary god? However, it is estimated that many people know this problem and often hear the term "Thunder Gong Electric Mother", so there is no doubt that Lei Gong's wife is the Electric Mother, the god in charge of lightning.
Portrait of an electric mother. Lei Gong is the god responsible for thunder, belonging to the yang, so he is called Lei Gong, also called Thunder God or Lei Shi. Lei Gong looks like a strong man, with his chest and back bare, he also has a pair of wings on his back, his face is like the face of a red monkey, his hands and feet are like the claws of an eagle, and there are many drums hanging next to him.
The electric mother is the god responsible for lightning, which belongs to the yin, so it is called the electric mother, also known as the golden light and the lightning mother. Dianmu is one of the goddesses of Han folk belief and reverence. In addition to her general duties, it is said that when she quarrels with Lei Gong, lightning and thunder will also appear in the sky.
The duties of the Lei Gong and the Mother of Thunder were originally to be in charge of thunder and lightning, but since the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, their responsibilities have undergone profound changes, and people have given them a special meaning of punishing evil and promoting good. Thunder and lightning have the meaning of doing the way for heaven and punishing mistakes, therefore, Taoism inherited the belief recognized by the thunder and lightning mother in ancient times, and used the thunder and lightning mother as the inspiration to the gods.
In general, in larger Taoist temples or temples, there are statues of the gods of Lei Gongdian Mother. Lei Gong's image is burly and strong, like a strong man. , the world calls it Lei Gongjiang Tianjun. The electric mother is like a fairy. , dignified and elegant, the world calls her the electric mother Xiutianjun. Taoist believers usually make sacrifices to Lei Gongdian when they ask for rain and snow, and special offerings are not uncommon.