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Moon goddess who drank her husband Houyi's elixir and fled to the moon.

Domains

moon

Powers

Ascend bodily to the moon
Become an immortal and dwell on the moon

Epithets

月神
太陰星君

Relations

spouse: Houyi

Sources

Huainanzi, Lanming chapter, 2nd c. BCE

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