Western gods are all born, why can mortals become immortals in Chinese myths and legends?

This is because people are brainwashed by those legends. Because of the difference between Chinese and Western cultures, there will be such a thing. People think that everything has a source, so even immortals can be cultivated, and many people have always believed in it.

This has a lot to do with the myths and legends of ancient China, after all, in ancient China, Pangu was a person who opened the world, and after death, he became all things in heaven and earth, and then evolved into people in various myths and stories, so that mortals would become immortals.

There are too many, such as the following:

1. Zeus, the father of the gods.

2. Hera, Hera, the wife of Zeus, the goddess of divine marriage.

3. Poseidon, Poseidon (Poseidon), Poseidon (Poseidon Poseidon )

4. Hestia, the goddess of the stove and fire.

5. Demeter, goddess of grain and earth.

6. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.

7. Apollo, Apollon, the sun god.

8. Athena, the goddess of war in charge of victory, wisdom and skill.

9, Ares, ares, god of war.

10. Artemis Arthemis, the goddess of the moon and the hunt.

11. Hermes, the retinue of Zeus, the god of shepherd boys and wanderers.

12. Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths with exceptional craftsmanship.

13, [Gaia, gaea, goddess of the earth].

14. Ouranos, the Latin word is uranus, the god of the sky.

15. Metis, Metis, the goddess of wisdom, the wife of Zeus.

16. Typhon, Typhon Typhoeus, with a huge body, fire in his eyes, hundreds of snakes on his head, and scarlet letters.

17, Prometheus, Titan.

18. Leto, Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis.

19. Daphne, Daphne, elf, later became a laurel tree.

20. Argos, Argus, the giant Argos with a hundred eyes.

21. Elise, Eclipse, the rainbow goddess Elise who delivers messages among the gods.

22. Dionysus, Dionysus, the god of wine.

23, Eros, eros, Eros, the goddess of love.

24, Hades, Hades, the king of Hades, the king of Hades.

25, Athena, Athenaa, God of Beauty.

In the general concept, "gods" or "gods" and "immortals" cannot be equated, and immortals include "gods" and "immortals".The former is equivalent to what the West calls "deity" or "god", "ghut", while the latter is roughly equivalent to "immotal".

China's immortal sects are more mixed, Buddhism, Taoism, ancient, gods are gods, the boundaries between gods and humans are strict, high, there are also close gods like Guanyin, Maitreya Buddha and Guan Gong, and the eight immortals evolved from mortals. But overall, that's the case.

Western gods include Nordic and Roman, all of whom have roots in ancient Greece, and the gods do not seem to be willing to protect human beings (which is different from the Chinese gods), they are jealous, fight with each other, and are closer to the real society, which seems to be a microcosm of society.

God, Jesus, Zeus, etc., too many.

There is actually a difference between gods and immortals.

1. God: born and raised, with greater power, generally appeared in ancient times, such as Nuwa, Donghuang, Pangu, etc., of which most of the descriptions in the Classic of Mountains and Seas can be regarded as gods, also known as gods. It is relatively ancient, mostly the belief of human beings in primitive societies, mixed with witchcraft, and not very systematic, so sometimes it is easy to confuse the relationship between these myths;

2. Immortals: generally refers to people who are cultivated by people with strong power, he is cultivated by people, which is the biggest difference between immortals and gods, and the representative figures are Guangchengzi, the Yellow Emperor, the Eight Immortals of Shangdong and the folk legends of the immortals. **Most of them are well-documented historical figures, and the mythological system at this time has been relatively systematic and detailed (Tao Hongjing's "True Spirit Position Karma Map" written by Tao Hongjing of the Southern Dynasty has made a great contribution to this);

Therefore, the gods are the gods, and the immortals are the immortals. The two were born in different periods and are not strictly speaking. However, in the eyes of our ordinary people, both of these were born in a long time ago (I think three thousand years ago and a thousand years ago are unreachable times for us, and it is meaningless for ordinary people to divide clearly, just ask, who didn't say a long, long time ago when telling stories, as for how long, ordinary people who will go **ah, hehe), therefore, with the passage of time, the folk gradually regard the gods as the general name of mythological characters, therefore, now gods are immortals, immortals are gods, Gods and immortals can now be roughly equated (this is also one of the general evolutionary processes of the Chinese language in China).

The word immortal is relatively broad, and the god is a powerful immortal.

1. Chinese mythology does not have a conclusive, systematic whole mythological system, only a large framework and many single small stories. And Western mythology has a complete system and context, and everyone knows about it.

Reason 1: Geography. China is a vast country, and each place has a different geographical environment and emphasis on the gods.

There will be many versions of the same story. There is not much difference between versions and versions, but there are a lot of details that differ. Moreover, early Chinese mythology was not recorded in writing, but was passed down from generation to generation.

In early China, there were no history books dedicated to mythology. Constituent Reason 2: Purpose Reason.

Chinese mythology is a story. Chinese myths are more of a made-up of people seeing natural scenes and so on, so no one says that these stories must be developed into a fixed template.

In the West, mythology is religious. Myths are made up by religions and those in power and have a purpose. Their myths were created to cement their position. Anyone who goes against religion or monarchy dies.

II. II. IIIn Chinese mythology, the images of gods are selfless, great, and flawless, and are people's heroes; And in Western mythology, the gods are greedy, dirty, high-minded, and tyrannical rulers of mankind. Constituent causesThe gods of Chinese mythology have no desires, are not selfish, and have a fearless dedication. They are all clean and pure white, such as Shennong and Nuwa.

They have no human weaknesses and do not harm mankind, but are heroes who save the people and friends of people. In China, many gods were first heroes for people and the people. They fight against nature, move forward bravely, defy danger, and act like a moral vanguard.

Many scholars in later generations followed them as role models and aspired to become useful people to society. Let everyone have a good life,It is the spirit of a nation.

Chinese people want to become heroes and make meritorious deeds. The gods in Chinese mythology regard the collective good as the highest interest and do not care about their own interests. This is the polar opposite of the gods of the West.

The gods of the West are gods, and man is man. God can punish people. Therefore, Westerners do not dare to disobey God's will, so they are faithful to God to the point of fanaticism.

Western gods generally do not have special abilities, but only have the function of "flashing", but the gods of our country have many abilities, such as flying, spells, etc., they will listen to the wishes of the people and selectively fulfill their wishes.

Most of our oriental immortals have been "deified" by us, and most of them are good immortals who are helpful and purify all sentient beings. Most of the West is humanized, with joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and at the same time, they will do things that harm others and benefit themselves, stealing chickens and dogs!

Cao Xueqin wrote, Dream of Red Mansions, in the lame man sang a good song, the first sentence of the song is, the world says that the gods are good, why do the people in the world say that the gods are good, the gods, the gods, what is the difference between the gods and the immortals, the reason why the world says that the gods are good, the primitive human beings in ancient times felt that everything in nature was the same as themselves, living creatures with life and will, and later, people had a false understanding of death in the process of social practice, and felt that death was a terrible thing. In fact, it is not only primitive people who feel that death is terrible, we also feel that death is terrible.