What are the nine sons of the Dragon King called, what do they look like, and what role do they play

Giving birth to nine sons means that the dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the nine sons do not become dragons, each is different. The so-called "dragon gives birth to nine sons" does not mean that the dragon happens to give birth to nine sons. In traditional Chinese culture, nine is used to represent a lot, with supreme status, nine is an imaginary number, but also a valuable number, so it is used to describe the dragon.

The saying that the dragon has nine sons has a long history, but there is no theory about which nine animals there are, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that various theories appeared.

One of the sayings of "Dragon Gives Birth to Nine Sons" is from Li Dongyang's "Huailu Tang Collection" in the Ming Dynasty, and the nine sons of the dragon are:

老大prisoner牛 (qiúniú).

老二睚眦 (yázī).

Lao San mocks the wind (cháofēng).

老四蒲寀 (pǔláo).

老五狻猊 (suānní).

老六赑屃 (bìxì).

老七狴犴 (bìàn).

老八失屃 (fùxī).

老九螭kiss 鸱尾 (chǐwěn chǐweǐ) is also said to be:

老大赑屃 (bìxì).

老二螭kiss 鸱尾 (chǐwěn chǐweǐ) 老三蒲牢 (pǔláo).

老四狴犴 (bìàn).

老五饕餮 (tāotiè).

老六蚣蝮 (bāxià).

老七睚眦 (yázī).

老八狻猊 (suāní).

老九椒图 (shūtú).

Some theories also include the cockroach, the unicorn, the roar towards the sky (犼), and the pixiu as one of the dragons.

Toad. Dragon.

Wang VIII. Bhikachu. Kirin. Snake. Elephant.

The legendary Kowloons are different.

The nine sons of the dragon king are called Prison Ox, Jair, Sentence Mu Mocking Wind, Pu Prison, Foxy, Dump, Fierce Dog, Negative Dump, and Oak Macro Kiss. Dragons are mythical creatures in ancient Chinese legends. The dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation, and the Chinese are proud to be "the legend of the dragon".

Other Asian countries and peoples have also been influenced by the Chinese dragon culture. Legend has it that it can be visible and hidden, small and huge, short and long. The spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox dives into the abyss, and these images of dragons, which have been developed in the late period, are more complex than the original dragons.

The nine sons of the dragon king are called Prison Ox, Jair, Mocking Wind, Pu Prison, Fox, Cunning, Cunning, Cunning, Negative Cunning, and Kissing. Dragons are mythical creatures in ancient Chinese legends. The dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation, and Chinese people are proud to be the "descendants of the dragon".

Other Asian countries and peoples have also been influenced by the Chinese dragon culture. Legend has it that it can be visible and hidden, small and huge, short and long. The spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox dives into the abyss, and these images of dragons, which have been developed in the late period, are more complex than the original dragons.

The names of the nine princes of the Dragon King and their introductions are as follows:

1. Eldest son: Prison Cow.

The imprisoned cow is proficient in music, and the idiom will not resonate with the cow playing the piano, but this dragon prince has his own unique views on **. The prisoner cow has a hobby of squatting on the head of the piano to listen to the **, so later derived a kind of piano called "dragon head huqin", people will also carve the image of the prison cow on the qin, which shows how much influence the prison cow has on the guqin**.

2, two sons: Jianwei.

Jairus is jealous, he is a ruthless dragon prince, because he is good at fighting, he hinders Mazu from protecting his people all the way, and is finally defeated by Mazu. Jairus's heart is also very small, and it is easy to hate others, so the idiom "Jairus must repay" also comes from this.

3, the third son: mocking the wind. Base.

The mocking wind is a rui beast, and most of them will be carved in the main hall by people in order to play a deterrent role and seek protection for the people. The mocking wind can drive away demons, ward off evil spirits and protect the people, so it is deeply loved by the people of the world. and his second brother once fought because of Mazu and almost died.

4. Four sons: Pu Lao.

Although Pu Lao is the son of the dragon king, he is timid by nature, but he is very afraid of whales when he lives in the sea, and he will be frightened when he hears a little movement of the whale, because of his characteristic, he is arranged next to the big bell, and once there is any danger, he will unconsciously ring the big bell to let people know that the danger is approaching. Later generations of chimes will have the image of Pu Que Liang Prison to commemorate his contribution to reminding others to be safe.

5. Five sons: Foxy.

Introverted, he likes to be alone in a quiet place, and he was born with a special love of smoking, so he is carved on the mount of the Bodhisattva Buddha in the temple or stands at their feet, so that he can be regarded as a monk and accepts people's offerings. Still with the Buddha and the Bodhisattva.

6. Six sons: Dumpling.

It has infinite strength and looks like a turtle, which has become a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness. He had carried the three mountains and five mountains on his back to do whatever he wanted, and was later surrendered by Dayu, and later Yu used the power of the Gan Tuan to control the water, so that there was the success of Dayu's water control, and the number of years Yu was commemorated by later generations, and he did not forget the contribution of the Gan Tuan, so he let the Gan Tuan carry the stone tablet to commemorate the merits, so the stele that evolved into all the merits of later generations is silently stationed on the back of the Gan Tuan.

7. Seven sons: raccoons.

The image of the fox is equivalent to today's lawyer, he is black and white, impartial, and distinguishes between right and wrong, so the fox was originally used in front of the government to symbolize the mirror of the court meeting.

8, eight sons: negative tuan.

He is the most literary among the sons of the Dragon King, who is only eight buckets tall, full of poetry and books, and has a very high literary accomplishment.

9, Nine Sons: Kiss.

The body shape of the mantis kiss is a combination of fish and dragon, he can call the wind and rain like his father, so when the world walks in the water, he will be sheltered and rescued by the mantile kiss, and he will rush to the fire scene in time to cast a spell to extinguish the fire.