Complete Clue List
Across
1. Passages; Dizang seeks to deliver the souls of the dead from 10 of these in Hell
4. Cangdi, god of fertility, is also known as which colour deity
7. Follows neither as the second of a negative alternative
8. Indian emperor, 268 - 232 BCE, spread Buddhism through south east Asia (Alt. spelling)
9. Keen
10. Giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the Sun; ___ Fu
11. (Botany) a bract below a spikelet in the inflorescence of grasses
14. Name describing a position
17. Chenghuangshen is a city god and a protector of its ___ and walls (surrounds castles)
20. Partner of 4 Across, goddess of Mt. Tai & childbirth; ___ Yuanjun
23. Companion to Fu Hsi, moulded humans out of clay & repaired the heavens; Nu ___
24. Also known as the Beiji Emperor or Lord of the North Pole at the center of Heaven; ___ Emperor
25. Depiction
26. The Xian were a group of immortals, which meant their lives had no ___
27. Hong Kong politician born 1996, hailed as the "Goddess of Democracy"; ___ Chow
28. Caishan, Chinese god of wealth is often pictured holding a gold ___
Down
1. Chinese Taoist deity with the power to heal, a.k.a Wong Tai Sin; ___ Daxian
2. Known as the Eternal Venerable Mother; Wusheng ___
3. Shexian, one of the Immortals, was associated with this reptile
4. Legendary king who introduced flood control in ancient China; Da Yu the ___
5. Number of immortals in the Xian, as mentioned in 26 across
6. Naimu Niangniang goddess protector of this health professional (Singular)
12. Known as "Old Man Under the Moon", god of marriage & love; Yue ___
13. A mother goddess of Ancient Egypt (sounds like a dog)
15. Third President of Uganda; ___ Amin Dada Oumee
16. Chinese god of thunder; ___ Gong
17. Han Buddhism figure, apprentice to Master Sangha, brother to Nezha and Jinzha
18. World's largest embankment dam built on the Nile River
19. Sanxiao Shengmu is the holy mother of three ___ (look up)
20. Associated with metal, a manifestation of Shangdi & known as the White Emperor
21. Ehuang & Nuying were the goddesses of this river
22. Proficient