Zhang Guolao
Chinese · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
He is the one the stories are funniest about, and the folding donkey is why. A magician who can fold his mount into a square of paper and tuck it in his sleeve is a particular kind of joke about immortality — the powers are absurd, casually held, and used for getting about. He also has a martial art named after him, which is more than most gods manage.
Domains
- magic
Relations
- companion: Zhongli QuanOne of the Eight.Reference treatment of the Eight Immortals as a fixed group. (secondary)
- companion: Han XiangziOne of the Eight.Reference treatment of the Eight Immortals as a fixed group. (secondary)
Sources
- Zhang Guolao is one of the Eight Immortals: an eccentric elder with a white donkey he folds like paper, a bamboo instrument, a reputation as a necromancer, and a love of wine.: Reference treatments of Zhang Guolao and of the Eight Immortals' attributes. (secondary)