Chinese Mythology

Xi Wangmu

Queen Mother of the West

Xi Wangmu is a Chinese goddess of magic, associated with the realm of heaven. Xi Wangmu belongs to the primordial generation of the pantheon. Roughly equivalent to Hera in cross-pantheon mapping. Symbolised by the peach.

Historical Note

Mistress of the western Kunlun Mountains. Keeper of the peaches of immortality, which ripen once every three thousand years. Hou Yi's wife Chang'e stole the elixir from her.

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