1. Xingtian Xingtian, a character in ancient Chinese myths and legends. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info also known as the shape of the sky.

According to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas, Overseas Western Classics", it is recorded: "Xingtian and the Emperor of Heaven competed for God, the emperor cut off his head, and buried the mountain of Changyang." It is a punishment day with milk as the eye, the umbilicus as the mouth, and the and Qi dance. ”

Therefore, Xingtian is often praised as an unyielding hero by later generations.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty poet Tao Yuanming's poem "Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas": "The dance of the heavens is dry, and the fierce ambition is always there." ”

That is, to sing about this matter, to borrow ambition.

Xingtian, as a "special character" in ancient mythology

His unique personality is determined by the consciousness of imperial power in feudal society.

Xingtian's bravery, loyalty, martial arts, etc. are the idealized portrayal of the military generals under the throne of the ancient emperor.

The spirit of Xingtian, derived from the feudal spirit of protector, has come to the present after thousands of years of cultural history, and the modern meaning he represents is more romantic and tragic of heroism.

It can be said that the spirit of Xingtian and chivalry have similarities, and in today's coexistence of traditional culture and foreign culture, it is easier for Chinese young people to understand and respect, and it is easier to walk on the "altar" of world culture

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But no one knows the truth of the facts, it is the god of war who guards the security of the Kunlun Protoss, although the emperor who was controlled and used by the alien demons plotted and lost his head, he still stuck to his post and did not hesitate to use his life to prevent foreign enemies from invading the Kunlun Protoss.

2, Guan Yu Guan Yu (162-220) is a long-term man, a long-lived person, a well-known general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.

Because he is righteous and trustworthy, he is respected by the people after his death, and with the continuous improvement of his status in the people, he has been praised by the imperial court on behalf of the people, and is regarded as the Emperor of Guan Sheng, and is named the Garan Bodhisattva in Chinese Buddhism, and is called "Guan Gong"

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Guan Yu made promises, kept promises, and was infinitely loyal to the interests of Liu Bei and his group.

He has shared weal and woe with Liu Bei for many years, abiding by his faith and unswervingly.

Even if the white horse is captured, he still does not forget the old kindness, "the heart of the people in Cao Ying is in the Han,"

In the end, he still returned to Liu Bei, and his loyalty was unmatched for a while.

Guan Yu's courage is abnormal, and he is the best in the whole army.

Later novels, written about his warm wine and beheading Huaxiong, three British battles against Lu Bu, beheading the car, beheading Yan Liang, Zhuwen Chou, hanging seals and sealing gold, thousands of miles of riding alone, passing five passes and beheading six generals, Huarong Dao, going to the meeting with a single knife, flooding the Seventh Army, etc., although it contains fictional elements and violates historical facts, but this is the characteristic of romance, and its purpose is to highlight his martial arts and charm.

As for the description of stories such as scraping bones and curing poison, it is even more vivid, making Guan Yu's deified image well-known in Chinese society.

According to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu is nine feet long and his beard is two feet long; Danfeng eyes, lying silkworm eyebrows, face like heavy jujubes, lips if greased, so that the green dragon glaive, crotch red rabbit horse, "Three Kingdoms" is not recorded.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was a famous general under his command, and the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" recorded that Liu Bei "slept in the same bed with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and Enruo was a brother"

, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes these three people as "Taoyuan Three Knots"

, Liu Bei's second brother and Zhang Fei's brother.

His deeds have been recited again and again by future generations.

When Guan Yu temporarily lived under Cao Cao, he was named the Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion by Cao Cao because of his meritorious contribution to killing Yan Liang and relieving the siege of the White Horse before the battle; When Liu Bei was called the king of Hanzhong, he worshiped Guan Yu as a former general, fake Jieyue, and the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou; After Guan Yu's death, Liu Chan, the later master, posthumously called "Zhuang Miaohou"

, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he is the head of the five tiger generals of Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong.

After his death, he was respected by the people and has always been the object of folk sacrifice, and was honored as "Guan Gong"

In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Guangxu was enshrined as "loyalty, righteousness, martial spirit, benevolence, bravery, prestige, protection of the country, protection of the people, sincerity, appeasement, praise of Xuande Guansheng Emperor"

, revered as the "martial saint"

, with "Wen Sheng"

Confucius is equally famous; Also known as "Guan Fuzi"

; In the end, he was named "Gaitian Ancient Buddha"

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In Buddhism, he is called "Garan Bodhisattva"

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In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is described that "warm wine beheads Huaxiong"

, "Thousands of miles to ride alone (pass five levels and cut six generals)"

, "Go to the meeting alone"

, "Flooded Seventh Army"

and other good stories, there are also "careless Jingzhou"

, "Defeat the Wheat City"

Wait for regrets!

After Guan Yu's death, Sun Quan gave Guan Yu's head to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao buried it in Luoyang with the gift of the princes, which is usually considered to be Guan Lin, but there is a modern view that Guan Yu's tomb in Guanzhuang Village is the place where Guan Yu's head is buried, and Guan Lin is only a shrine built during the Wanli period.

At the same time, Sun Quan buried Guan Yu's body in Dangyang with princely rites, that is, Guan Ling, also known as Dangyang King Tomb.

The Shu Han regime built a mound for Guan Yu in Chengdu, that is, the tomb of Guan Yu in Chengdu, to summon spirits and sacrifice.

Folklore has it that after Guan Yu's death, he rode a red rabbit horse to kill Lu Meng, and then wandered around constantly shouting where his head was.

Guan Yu's hometown of Shanxi Yuncheng Jiezhou later established the Guandi Temple, which is the Guandi Temple in Jiezhou, which is considered to be the place where Guan Yu's soul returned.

Therefore, the folk also call Guan Yu "the head rests in Luoyang, the body lies in the sun, and the soul returns to his hometown (or 'the soul returns to Shanxi')"

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3. Ireland's "Headless Horseman"

Regarding the origin of the legend of the Headless Horseman, it is said that he was a brave knight during his lifetime, and because he was unfortunately killed on the battlefield, his head was cut off by the enemy, so every night when the moon was dark and the wind was high, he would ride a horse that was also an undead in the Sleeping Valley, looking for his lost head; Whenever he saw someone who looked similar to him before his death, he would cut off his head and bring it back.

Legend has it that on a Halloween night, a poor young man met the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow and was chased by him.

The Headless Horseman is seen in Irish folklore as the embodiment or messenger of the early Celtic mythology of the fertility god Cromdubh or BlackCrom.

Cromdubh provides a bountiful harvest for humanity, and at the same time, humans need to sacrifice their lives in exchange for it.

It is generally believed to ride a headless black horse known as a coiste-bodhar with its head tucked under its armpits.

Its head has large, abruptly moving eyeballs like the flight paths of a fly, and its mouth has ugly buckteeth that are open to the point where it can almost reach both sides of its face.

The complexion of its head is said to be as horrifying as moldy cheese.

The Headless Horseman's whip is actually the spine of a human corpse, and the decoration of his carriage is also very similar to that of a cemetery (e.g., candles are lit in the skull to light the way, wheels made of leg bones, and the cloak of the carriage is made of moth-eaten rags).

When the Headless Horseman stops trekking, that's when a man checkmates.

The Headless Horsemann will call out their names to announce their demise.

In some folk tales, his mount, the Black Horse, has a head, the head of which is more than 6 yards (about 5.49 meters) longer than the horse's body, short ears, and eyes that burn like flames.

In other legends, the Headless Horseman is accompanied by a group of youkai, such as Banshee

), they rode in a pulled cart "coistebodhar" led by six dark horses

The whip used to drive the wagons was made of human spinal pith.

However, the Headless Horsemann has very limited power to speak, and only has one chance to speak at a time when he is out on patrol, and in that only chance he will call out the names of those who are dying and take their souls with them.

There are no barricades that can hinder the Headless Horsemann's progress, and any obstacle will open on its own when the Headless Horsemann passes.

The Headless Horsemen also don't like being spied on on their errands, pouring blood on those who dare to do so (basically implying the imminent death they will get), or pulling out the eyes of peepers with their whips.

Despite this, they are so afraid of gold that even a small golden needle can drive away the Headless Horseman.

Irish Religious Festival - "thefestivalofcromdubh"

This period, especially the end of August and the beginning of September, is a time when the Headless Horsemann frequents.

At night during this period, the Irish usually drew the curtains and wore gold ornaments, for the Headless Horseman feared the light of gold, which was his only weakness, and that it could not harm the Headless Horseman, but could save the souls of the inhabitants of Sleepless Hollow.

Banshee with Banshee

Unlike the Headless Horseman, who does not forcibly take human souls, he is a messenger of death prophecies rather than a predator of human souls.

As the embodiment or messenger of Cromdubh, the fear of the Headless Horseman of the Irish is more derived from the belief and worship of the god Cromdubh in the pre-Christian period.

4. According to the literal interpretation of the Greek word in the West, the headless person in the West means "the guy without a head"

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These terrifying and mysterious headless men have been sighted all over North Africa.

It is said that these headless men have a pair of strange eyes under their shoulders, revealing a terrifying gaze, and a wide cracked mouth that opens and closes at the waist.

Few people understand their habits or intentions, but their appearance alone is enough to cause alarm and panic.

In Greek, a- means without, kephale means head, acephalites means headless, and acephali is sometimes interpreted as a group without a leader, and Westerners are sometimes called headless "beremye"

(Blemmyes Latin blemmyae), is a legendary creature that inhabits Africa, mainly in Nubia, Kushi, Ethiopia and southern Egypt, and is also a legendary creature in ancient China

It's very similar.