Vietnamese · deity · Lê dynasty (16th c.) — Đạo Mẫu mother goddess religion · deity
Spirit-class deity (a deified immortal) treated here as deity per schema. English word leads name.primary; native term Liễu Hạnh (柳杏, 'willow-apricot/blossom') given in alt and transliterations. Her two attendant fairies are Quế Nương and Thị Nương (or Quỳnh Hoa and Quế Hoa).
Domains
motherhood fertility
heaven celestial realm
spirit mediumship possession
Powers
Descends from heaven to be reborn among mortals
Rewards the pious and chastises the disrespectful
Epithets
柳杏公主
母上天
瓊花柳杏公主
Sources
Olga Dror, Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Liễu Hạnh in Vietnamese History, University of Hawai'i Press, 2007
Ngô Đức Thịnh, Đạo Mẫu Việt Nam, Hanoi, 1996
Đoàn Thị Điểm, Vân Cát thần nữ truyện, in Truyền kỳ tân phả, c. 1730