Saint of Tản Viên Mountain
Vietnamese · deity · reign of the 18th Hùng king — mythic age · Recorded classification
Spirit-class mountain deity, classed as deity. English title leads; native Tản Viên Sơn Thánh (傘圓山聖) and the alias Sơn Tinh in alt. His mortal name in some tellings is Nguyễn Tuấn.
Domains
- mountains and highlands
- flood defence
Powers
- Raises the mountains ever higher to repel the rising floodwaters
- Commands the beasts and forces of the forested heights
Epithets
- 傘圓山聖 'Saint of Tản Viên Mountain' — chief of the Four ImmortalsLĩnh Nam chích quái; Việt điện u linh tập (primary)
- 山精 'Mountain Spirit' — his name in the Sơn Tinh–Thủy Tinh contestLĩnh Nam chích quái (primary)
Sources
- Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, god of the Ba Vì (Tản Viên) mountains, is one of the Four Immortals and the victorious 'Mountain Spirit' (Sơn Tinh) of the Sơn Tinh–Thủy Tinh myth.: Lĩnh Nam chích quái, 'Sơn Tinh Thủy Tinh', 14th–15th c. (primary); Maurice Durand & Nguyễn Trần Huân, An Introduction to Vietnamese Literature, Columbia University Press, 1985 (secondary)