八仙 the Eight Immortals
比干 Pi Kan [civil god of wealth]
毕升 Pi Sheng [patrons of printers]
仓颉 Cang Jie [the inventor of Chinese characters in legend]
杜康 Du Kang [patron of restaurant keepers and alcohol merchants]
冯道 Feng Dao [patrons of printers]
冯节 Feng Chieh [gods of carvers of seals and stone tablets]
伏羲 Fu Hsi [god of philosophy; god of fishery and husbandry]
福禄寿三星 the three gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity
葛洪 Ko Hung [god of dyers]
共工 Kung Kung [god of water]
关公 Kuan Kung [god of war]
观音 Kuan Yin [goddess of mercy]
后羿 Houyi [a legendary hero who shot down nine suns]
胡敬德 Hu Ching-te [gate gods]
华佗 Hua Tuo [a famous surgeon]
黄帝 Yellow Emperor
霍大山 Huo Ta-shan [god of mountains]
济公 Jigong [a legendary monk who helped people with a magic fan]
济公活佛 Jigong [mad healer]
中国神话人物英文翻译对照 [Chinese Mythological Characters]
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