Shen Lei, commonly known as Lei Gong, is the god in charge of thunder and lightning in ancient China mythology. From Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Dong Jing. The following are some legends and stories about Lei Gong for your reference.

First, the basic introduction of tripterygium wilfordii.

According to legend, Raytheon lived in ancient Leize (now Heze City, Shandong Province).

Leize River (now Xinji Town, Mudan District) is located on both sides of Leizhen Town, and Hua Xu people live on both sides of Leize River. At that time, Thor was a man. When he was unhappy, the turbid waves rolled on the Lei River. If Raytheon is angry, the river will be more violent. People can't help it In "Hua Xu", a girl from Hua Xu went to the Hall of the Temple of Thunder to find the reason of Raytheon. Her boldness and frankness touched Raytheon, but Raytheon proposed to Hua Xu. For the safety of China, Huaxu promised to marry Raytheon. A year later, Hua Xu girl gave birth to a son for Raytheon. Thor is very happy and his temper is getting better and better. Since then, Raytheon has only thundered during the busy farming season. So on both sides of the Lei River, the weather is good and the grain is abundant. Raytheon's performance corresponds to an old saying of China: "People are happy when they are happy." Hua Xu missed his hometown, put his son on a gourd, and sent him back to the countryside of Hua Xu by the gourd. When his grandmother saw him coming by gourd, she named her grandson Hulu. According to Hua Xu dialect, Hulu is homophonic with Fuxi. When Fuxi grew up, he saw spiders weaving webs and invented spiders. He can fish in the water and catch birds in the forest. Because of the invention of cooked food, people call him Yong Xi, which means he is the best cook. Fuxi missed her mother, so she went to visit her mother Hua Xu on the wooden ladder in Du Guang. On the advice of Raytheon, Emperor Tiandi named Fuxi the king of China (actually the tribal leader of Hua Xu) and the king of the world. This is one of five.

Two. Overview of tripterygium wilfordii

People in ancient times didn't know much about the natural phenomenon of thunder, so a series of related legends gradually evolved. In ancient China, the image of Thor was constantly evolving. At first, people shaped it into a monster with a human head and a dragon body, and it thundered when it was knocked on the stomach. Later, it gradually became the image of a pointed-billed monkey face, and gradually shaped. In Taoist mythology, there are many Raytheons of various grades and quantities, the most basic one is Leigong, the upper level is ordinary Raytheon, and the next level is Chloe Wang. Legend has it that Lei was born in Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong Province. He was named Raytheon by successive imperial courts and regarded as Leizu by the people. There are many Leizu temples. Taoism lists "Nine Days Leizu the Great" and another Thor "Nine Days Leiputian" as gods. "Tianzun" is the highest rank among Taoist immortals, and "Puhua Tianzun" is the commander-in-chief of all Raytheons. In China, Raytheon is a god who punishes evil and promotes good. If people do bad things or break their vows, they may be killed by thunder. China folks set Raytheon's birthday on June 24th of the lunar calendar, and a sacrificial ceremony will be held on this day. It has pinned the good wishes of the working people in China to exorcise evil spirits, avoid disasters and pray for blessings. The name of Raytheon in Leizhou Peninsula is Lei Shou Palace, and his birthday is on the 28th day of the first lunar month. On this day, every household provides offerings such as fruits and biscuits, and invites lion dance groups, eagle male groups, dragon dance groups, theatrical troupes, annual parades and other dances and entertainments. People are very happy and pray for good weather, peace and prosperity.

Third, the historical legend of Lei Gong

During the Southern Dynasties in China, there was an Orion named Chen Hong in Leizhou. He has a hunting dog with nine ears. Every time he goes hunting, he uses the dog's ears to divine: if the dog's ears jump, he can only hit one prey; If many dogs' ears beat, they can hit many prey; If a dog's ears don't move, it is not suitable for hunting. This method is very effective. One day, before going hunting, Chen Hong was overjoyed to see the dog's nine ears moving: the trip was very rewarding. The hounds went into the brambles and kept barking. Chen Hong, turned out to be a big meat ball! Chen Hong took it home. Suddenly, a storm came. With the sound of thunder, the meatball burst, and a little boy jumped out of it, with a word "thunder" in his left hand and a word "week" in his right hand. This is also the legend of the origin of Leizhou place names. Since then, thunder has sounded over the Chen family every day and entered the children's rooms regularly. A year later, when the child could eat, and the thunder over the Chen family stopped, Chen Hong named the child Chen Wenyu. Everyone in the village called him "Raytheon". When Chen Wenyu grew up, he made a secretariat of Leizhou. He is friendly to the people and his political voice is widely spread. After his death, the villagers set up a temple to worship, which was quite effective, and thunder rumbled in the hall. In the Song Dynasty, after the court knew the efficacy of this Raytheon, it named him "Wei De Zhao Xian Wang". Guangdong Xinyu in the Qing Dynasty described the main hall of Wang Lei Temple as follows: Raytheon was crowned, and there were twelve bodies of Raytheon facing twelve directions on both sides of the main hall, as well as statues of Leigong, Dian Mu, Fengbo and Rain Master. There is also an attendant in the temple holding a round egg, which implies the story of Thor's birthday.

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