Whistling dog, also known as roaring dog, is a mythical beast around Erlang, China, who helps him to kill demons. It fought against the Monkey King (the Great Sage of Qi Tian) in the The Journey to the West, and also appeared in the list of gods and other legends about Erlang God, such as the Lotus Lantern.
The Roaring Dog first appeared in Gan Bao's Search for Ji Shen. According to China folklore, the roaring dog in the rescue of mother in Huashan, Liu Chenxiang, prevented Aquilaria sinensis from splitting Huashan angrily. Take Yuan Zaju as an example, "with real gold bullets, refined dogs and three-pointed double-edged knives". According to Zhang Zheng's textual research, the prototype of the roaring dog is the god mouse beside the second son of Vishamun Tianwang.
(mythology) an animal like a raccoon.
Tengu is an animal in China folklore. It was first recorded in Shan Hai Jing, and the original text was: "Three hundred miles west, named Yinshan Mountain. Turbid bath water came out, but it flowed south to Fanze. Among them, there is a beast in Duowenbei, called Tiangou. It is shaped like a raccoon with a white head, and its sound is like durian, which can resist evil. " It is mentioned in the article that Tengu is an animal with a white head like a fox and an auspicious animal to resist fierce attacks. It is probably an ancient mammal, and it did exist. However, it was later used to describe comets and meteors. The ancients thought it was unlucky to run towards the stars in the sky, so Tiangou became the name of a fierce star. "Historical Records Tianguan" contains: "The heavenly dog is like a big star, with sound, and its dogs stop, and the fire burns, which looks like fire and burns people."
Nine-ear dog
Nine-eared dog is a legendary hound in China. With nine ears, if the ears move, the owner will gain something from hunting.
Qing Qu Dajun recorded in "Guangdong Xinyu Shenyu Raytheon": "When Chen was from Leizhou, Chen had no children and had a nine-eared dog. Anyone who wants to hunt will tell the dog's ear. If one ear moves, he will look for a song. He hunts three or four ears when he moves too much, and one or two ears when he moves too little. Speaking of hunting, nine ears move. _ I was overjoyed. I think there will be many wild animals. There is a thorny area that a nine-eared dog can't get around. On the other hand, I got a huge egg with a diameter of feet. I took it home. It was a thunderstorm. When the egg was opened, it was a man with a letter in his hand. He thundered on the left and the country was on the right. "
Dog demon
Dog demon originated from the folklore in Northumberland, England, and is a kind of black dog.
depress
Black dog, also known as black demon dog, is a legendary hellhound, which is spread all over Europe. Its body is like a calf, and its eyes will glow with dazzling red light.
Dog of hell
Cerberus is a fire-breathing magic dog from the underworld or hell in European mythology and folklore.
: dog (canine mammal)
Dogs belong to Chordata, Vertebrate, Mammalia, Orthoptera, Carnivora, Schipoda and Canidae. Chinese is also called "dog", and dogs are distributed all over the world. Dogs, horses, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens are also called "six animals".
Some scientists believe that dogs were domesticated by early humans from gray wolves. The domestication time was from 40,000 years ago to 1.5 million years ago, and it has developed to this day. Known as "the most loyal friend of mankind", it is the pet with the highest feeding rate at present. Its life span is about ten years.
In China culture, dogs belong to one of the 12 Zodiacs, ranking 1 1 among the 12 Zodiacs.
(Source: Baidu Encyclopedia: Dog)