Yu Shiqie (Chinese: 雨师妾; lit. 'Rain Master Consort') is a Chinese spirit or goddess of rain. She appears in the Classic of Mountains and Seas as the leader of a country called Yushi (雨师国); her "name" is a title indicating that she is the consort of Yu Shi.[1][2][3][4]
^Classic of Mountains and Seas, "Beyond the Seas - East"; quote: "雨師妾在其北,其為人黑,兩手各操一蛇,左耳有青蛇,右耳有赤蛇。一曰在十日北,為人黑身人面,各操一龜。" translation: "The Rain Master's Concubine is to the north of [the Fusang tree (扶桑) and the Hot-Water Dale (湯谷)]; her body is black, each of her two hands holds a snake; on her left ear is a green snake, and on her right ear a red snake. Another says that to the north of the ten suns, there is a black-bodied, human-faced person, whose each [hand] holds a turtle."
^"大荒第一美女的雨师妾,她的能力是现在亿万女性梦寐以求的技能!". Sina (in Chinese). 6 October 2019.
^古本山海经图说 (in Chinese). 山東畫報出版社. 2001. ISBN 978-7-80603-521-4.
^中国民间俗神 (in Chinese). 云南人民出版社. 2003. ISBN 978-7-222-03631-4.
YuShiqie (Chinese: 雨师妾; lit. 'Rain Master Consort') is a Chinese spirit or goddess of rain. She appears in the Classic of Mountains and Seas as the leader...
example in the Chu ci poems "Tian Wen" and "Yuan You". His consort is Yu Shiqie (雨师妾; 雨師妾; 'Rain Master Concubine'). According to certain versions, a certain...