中国神话传说

Preface1

TheOriginoftheUniverse5

I.Chaos6

II.TheBeginningoftheWorld6

TheOriginofMankind9

I.TheImageofNvwa110

II.TheCreatorofHumanBeings10

III.NvwaMendingtheHeaven11

IV.NvwaandMarriage14

V.TheEndofNiiwa16

UniverseinMyth17

I.TheHeavenandEarth18

II.TenSunsandTwelveMoons20

III.MountKunlun,CityofDeitiesonEarth22

IV.DeitiesWorldintheSea26

V.CapitalofGhostandTaoduMountain28

Fuxi,theGodofEastHeaven31

I.TheBirthofFuxi32

II.FuxiandNfiwa:HumanCreatorandGoddessofMarriage33

III.CulturalCivilizationofFuxi37

IV.Fuxi,theGodofEastHeaven41

Yandi,theGodofSouthHeaven43

I.TheContributionofEmperorYandi44

II.LaterGenerationsofEmperorYandi47

III.ChaosintheEmperorYandisEra50

EmperorHuangdi,theGodofCentralHeaven51

I.TheBirthofEmperorHuangdi52

II.TheWarBetweenEmperorHuangdiandEmperorYandi52

III.WarBetweenEmperorHuangdiandChiyou53

IV.XingtianScramblesfortheThrone60

V.DailyLifeoftheCentralGodHuangdi62

VI.ContributionsofEmperorHuangdiandHisSubordinates64

Shaohao,theGodofWestHeavenAndZhuanxu,the

GodofNorthHeaven71

I.ShaohaoinChineseMyth72

II.BirthofZhuanxu76

III.CuttingofftheLinkBetweenHeavenandEarth78

IV.WarBetweenZhuanxuandGonggong79

V.TheOriginoftheMengshuangshiTribe81

VI.TheEndofZhuanxu83

VII.TheOffspringofZhuanxu83

MythsintheEraofEmperorDiku85

I.DikuandHisFiveWives86

II.TheConflictBetweenEboandShichen89

III.EboStealsFire89

IV.DikusDaughters92

Myths&LegendsintheEraofYao97

I.TheBirthofYao98

II.M{raclesinYaosRule98

Ill.Miracle]udgeGaoyaoxoo

IV.TenSunsintheSkyandtheSevereDroughtlO2

V.YiShotSuns104

VI.YiandLuoshensLoveAffairs107

VII.TheLegendofHebosWedding110

VIII.ChangeFlyingtotheMoon111

IX.GunTamedtheRagingWaters114

X.EmperorYaosDemise116

Myths&LegendsintheEraofShun117

I.BirthofShunandHisYouth118

II.ShunAscendstotheThrone120

III.BuriedattheJiuyiMountain121

Myths&LegendsintheEraofDayu123

I.TheBirthofDayui24

II.OrderstoControltheFloodwater124

III.DayusTragedyofMarriage127

IV.HavingAlltheRiversUnderControl129

OtherMyths&Legends131

I.RuafuChasingtheSun132

II.YugongMovingMountains134

III.CowboyandVegai35

Appendix1:MajorCharactersinChineseMyths&Legends139

Appendix2:ChronologicalTableoftheChineseDynasties143

　　作者认为，中国古代神话传说主要是以华夏族神话传说为中心，吸收了部分东夷、苗蛮的神话传说而逐步形成的。本书将散见于各种中国古代典籍中的资料加以整合，把情节相关的神话传说安排在适合的位置，形成一个符合一般神话叙事秩序的体系，方便读者从整体上把握中国丰富的神话传说。本书在爬梳史料、整合故事、搭建架构等方面颇见功力和用心。在某些章节，还将西方神话(尤其是希腊神话)与中国神话传说加以对照解说。　　本书内容丰富，文笔流畅，读来令人愉悦，能使读者感受到中国神话传说的艺术魅力，并帮助读者更深入地了解中国传统文化精神。