Mountain Fairy Mother
Vietnamese · demigod · Hồng Bàng period — mythic dawn of the Lạc Việt · demigod
Progenitor demigod (immortal fairy). English title leads; native Âu Cơ (甌姬) given in alt/transliterations. She is venerated as Quốc Mẫu ('Mother of the Nation'), notably at Đền Mẫu Âu Cơ, Phú Thọ.
Domains
- mountains and highlands
- motherhood fertility
- immortal fairy being
Powers
- Bears a sac of one hundred eggs that hatch the ancestral people
- Leads fifty children to settle the mountains of Phong Châu
Epithets
- 甌姬
- 國母
Relations
- spouse: Dragon Lord of Lạc