Xihe, the goddess of the sun in ancient Chinese mythology.

Xihe, the goddess of the sun in ancient Chinese mythology.

​Xihe (Chinese: 羲和; pinyin: Xīhé; Wade–Giles: Hsi-ho), was a solar deity in Chinese mythology. The earliest depiction of Xihe can be found in the “Classic of Mountains and Seas: South Classic of the Great Wilderness.” It states, “In the midst of the great wilderness, there is a mountain called Mount Tiantai, where seawater flows into. …

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