Ancient China · Named Individual

Queen Mother of the West 西王母

Dates uncertain

Passages
1
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Queen Mother of the West as a named individual. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Queen Mother of the West 西王母
Personal name Queen Mother of the West 西王母

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Named Individual

Life and dates

Attested activity

Assessments and attributes

  • Kind: physical-description · Statement: white-haired, wears the sheng crown, dwells in a cave; three-legged crow as messenger
    Explicit · hanshu:067:s0160

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 67Volume 57b: Sima Xiangru · 1 passage