Fuxi

Chinese · deity · primordial · deity

Serpent-bodied culture hero, brother-consort of Nüwa, inventor of the trigrams.

Domains

civilization
divination

Powers

Devise the eight trigrams
Teach nets, fishing, and animal-rearing
Institute the rites of marriage
Replace knotted cords with the first written signs

Epithets

太昊
庖犧
伏羲
羲皇

Relations

spouse: Nüwa
sibling: Nüwa

Sources

Xici (Great Commentary to the Yijing), c. 4th–3rd c. BCE
Sima Qian, Shiji, c. 94 BCE

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