What are the legendary seventy-two demons?

Seventy-two earthly gods: Taishang Laojun, Jade Emperor, Yuanshi Tianzun, Queen Mother of the West, Dong, Jiutian Xuan Nv, Dongyue Emperor, Doum, Sanguan, Tianguan, Diguan, Shuiguan, Taiyi, Liushen, Zhao Xuantan, Wang Lingguan, Siwei Gongcao, Sixty Jiazi, Liu Jia and Thirty-six Days.

1, Jade Emperor

The highest and most powerful god in religion. That is to say, the jade god is respected by wisdom, and the heaven is golden, which is referred to as the jade emperor for short. According to legend, it is in charge of all the blessings of the three realms (upper, middle and lower) and ten directions (four directions, four dimensions up and down), four lives (viviparous, oviparous, wet and metaplasia) and six roads (heaven, man, demons, hell, beasts and hungry ghosts).

2. Emperor Dongyue

Mount Tai, the Taoist god worshipped by Emperor Dongyue. Ancient feudal emperors offered sacrifices to Mount Tai, and it is said that the God of Mount Tai is in charge of life and death on earth. "preface to the true shape of the seven mountains in the clouds": "Mount Tai, the east mountain, attracts 5.9 thousand gods, cares about life and death, and is also the commander-in-chief of hundreds of ghosts. Blood-eating temple also worships ancestors. " Mount Tai was named the "King of Heaven and Qi" in Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. In the 28th year of Zhiyuan (129 1), Yuan Shizu was honored as "Emperor Rensheng Dongyue Tianqi" for short. In the old days, there were many Dongyue temples all over the country, and March 28th in the summer calendar was the memorial day every year.

3. yuanshi county Tianzun

The most respected god in Taoism. Taoism believes that it is the holy land of jade Qing in infinity, and it is the chief of the three Qing Dynasties (jade Qing, supernatant and Taiqing). He also said that he was born before Taiyuan, so he was called "Yuan". Every time the heavens and the earth open, they give the immortals a secret passage, which is called robbing people. See Sui Shu's Jing Ke Zhi. According to legend, there is a volume of "The Classic of Heaven in Yuan Dynasty", and today's "Taoist Collection" is 61 volumes.

4, nine days xuan Nv

Taoist names. Xuan Nv, commonly known as the Nine Empresses. Legend has it that in ancient times, she was a goddess with a head and a bird body. Disciple of the Virgin Yuan Jun and teacher of the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought against Zhuolu, and Xuan Nv surrendered. He awarded Liu Ren, Dunga, military symbols, maps and seals to the Yellow Emperor, and made eighty drums for real cows, thus breaking the human-god. See Biography of Xuan Nv in Seven Years of Yun Qi and Biography of the Yellow Emperor.

5. Queen Mother of the West

The mythical figure of the Western Queen Mother. Also known as Golden Mother, Jade Mother or West Mother. In Shan Hai Jing, it is a howling monster with leopard tail and tiger teeth. In Mu's biography, she is an elegant, peaceful and good at singing and dancing. However, in The Story of Hanwu, she turned into a gorgeous goddess around the age of 30, and dedicated the flat peach that once bore fruit for 3,000 years to Emperor Wu. Miraculous classics created his spouse, Dong, who met once a year. In later novels and operas, it is also called "Yao Chi Jin Niang". Whenever the flat peaches are ripe, there is a big birthday party, and all the immortals come to celebrate their birthdays. In the old society, people regarded the Queen Mother of the West as a symbol of immortality.