Saint of Tản Viên Mountain

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
• 山精

Sources

• Lĩnh Nam chích quái, 'Sơn Tinh Thủy Tinh', 14th–15th c.
• Maurice Durand & Nguyễn Trần Huân, An Introduction to Vietnamese Literature, Columbia University Press, 1985