Ghosts, spells, spells, gluttony, which category do these belong to? How many kinds of these things are there?

Ghosts, spells, gluttony and gluttony are all supernatural creatures in the myth of Shan Hai Jing, with 43 kinds of * * *.

Ghost, pronounced w m: ng li m: ng, is a mountain monster in ancient myths and legends. Others say it's the god of plague, which was transformed from the son of Zhuan Xu. From Confucius' sayings, distinguishing things and other works. It can also refer to a shadow.

Charm, pronounced chοmèI, is a mountain god in ancient Chinese myths and legends, and also refers to the ghosts that harm people in the mountains. Ghosts and spirits together represent mountain monsters and water gods, and later they are all kinds of bad guys.

Demon, pronounced píxis, is a fierce beast recorded in China ancient books and folk myths and legends, also known as "exorcism beast".

Gluttony, pronounced as tāo tiè, is a mysterious monster in ancient myths and legends of China, alias "Elf". Zuo Zhuan records that gluttony is the son of Jinyun, not one of the nine sons of the dragon. Now it is used to describe greedy people.

Extended data

Shan Hai Jing is an ancient book by China, which records the strange stories in ancient times. Generally, it was written by Chu people or Bashu people from the middle and late Warring States to the early Han Dynasty.

The author of this book is unknown. The ancients thought that this book was "the contribution of curious people in the Warring States to biographies, miscellaneous notes of Zhuang, biographies, Lisao, Zhou Shu and Jincheng". Modern scholars also believe that this book was not written in an instant, and the author was not alone.

This book is also a fantastic book. It records the ancient myths, geography, plants, animals, minerals, products, witchcraft, religion, medicine, folk customs and nationalities in China. The cultural phenomena reflected are all-encompassing.

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Baidu encyclopedia-shanhaijing