Zhulong

by | Apr 30, 2014 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore | 22 comments

I had to Google this one, due to a distinct lack of any Z related people or creatures in my books at home. Plus, my brain feels fried after writing about Yggdrasil. So we’re going to wrap up this challenge with a nice “easy” one.

 

“Zhulong” literally means “torch dragon” (or Zhuyin—“illuminating darkness”) and is a solar deity in Chinese lore. With the body of a serpent and the face of a human, Zhulong created night and day by opening and closing his eyes, and created the wind with his breath.

 

While kind of creepy in having a human face, he’s still very interesting. I’m not familiar with Chinese mythology, and I like the concept of a dragon playing a part in creation.

 

SekienShokuin

Shokuin (Zhuyin, the spirit of China’s Purple Mountain) from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi by Toriyama Sekien (Japanese, *1712, †1788) via Wikimedia Commons

 

Source: Zhulong on Wikipedia

 

And that brings us to the conclusion of the A to Z Challenge! I thank everyone who’s stopped by and commented. It’s been great meeting new folks and reading so many interesting posts this month. (Exhausting, but still great.) Thank you all for making my first A to Z a good one.

 


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22 Comments

  1. Sophie Duncan
    Sophie Duncan on April 30, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Wow – Z already! A serpent with a human face does sound a little creepy, but he sounds like a useful guy to have around creating day and night and wind 🙂

    It’s been a fun A to Z – thanks for sharing all the interesting creatures – I knew some of them, but have learnt new things about all of them 🙂

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on April 30, 2014 at 9:20 am

      Thanks, Sophie! It’s been lots of fun, and I’ve learned a lot as well. 😀

      Reply
  2. Timothy Brannan
    Timothy Brannan on April 30, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    So cool! My son loves dragons so I just showed this to him.

    Thanks so much for a month long of great posts. So glad I got to find your blog!

    —
    Timothy S. Brannan
    The Other Side, April Blog Challenge: The A to Z of Witches

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:49 am

      Thanks Timothy, and likewise! It’s been great reading about witches on your blog. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lori Wing
    Lori Wing on April 30, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    What a great way to round out your A to Z. You included a little something from each of the four corners of the globe. Well done!

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:49 am

      Thanks Lori! 🙂

      Reply
    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:50 am

      Thanks, Stephanie! Congrats to you as well. 🙂

      Reply
  5. djinnia
    djinnia on April 30, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    whoa! you went out with a bang! what an awesome post.

    congrats on surviving!

    i’m very glad i found your blog. =D

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:53 am

      Thanks Djinnia, congrats to you as well. I’m going to finish your story, promise! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Laura Clipson
    Laura Clipson on April 30, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    This sounds like an interesting creature, I love the creation myth surrounding it.
    Congratulations on making it through the A to Z 🙂

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:54 am

      Thanks, Laura. I thought the creation part was pretty cool. Congrats to you as well. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Rhonda
    Rhonda on May 1, 2014 at 12:36 am

    Congratulations on successfully completing the A to Z Challenge 🙂

    I agree with you that this dragon is kinda creepy on account of his human face, but he is pretty cool too 🙂

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:55 am

      Thanks, Rhonda. Congratulations to you also. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Michelle Stanley
    Michelle Stanley on May 1, 2014 at 2:51 am

    A serpent with a human face!! Sounds like a couple sleazeball men I know :). It has been a pleasure reading your posts, and I shall continue to so. Congratulations on completing the grand finale to your theme.

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 3:57 am

      Haha! Thanks, Michelle. It’s been nice bumping into you. Congratulations to you too. 🙂

      Reply
    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      Thanks, Tasha, and congratulations to you as well. An thank you for the guest post offer. I will certainly take you up on that, should an idea strike me. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Tarkabarka
    Tarkabarka on May 1, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    I really enjoyed your A to Z, I think you have done an excellent job 🙂 It was nice “meeting” you through the challenge! I’ll be checking back.

    @TarkabarkaHolgy from
    Multicolored Diary – Tales of colors
    MopDog – The crazy thing about Hungarians…

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    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 1, 2014 at 6:10 pm

      Thanks, Tarkabarka. It’s been great meeting you as well. 🙂

      Reply
    • Sara C. Snider
      Sara C. Snider on May 2, 2014 at 9:51 am

      Thanks, Michelle! I’ll check it out. 🙂

      Reply

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