Feilian

Feilian (simplified Chinese: 飞廉; traditional Chinese: 飛廉), also known as Xie Feng[1] is the Chinese god of the wind. He is a winged dragon[2] with the head of a deer and the tail of a snake.[2][3] He carries wind with him in a bag[4] and stirs up trouble. Feilian is kept in check by Houyi, the heavenly archer.[3] He assists Chiyou in a fight against the Yellow Emperor[2]

According to Dèng Xiǎohuā (鄧皢花), Fēilián (OC: ZS *pɯl-ɡ·rem; B&S *Cə.pə[r]*(k-)[r]em), glossed in Shiji as "ill wind" 疾風 (pinyin: jí-fēng), might be a dialectal variant of 風 (OC: 'ZS *plum; B&S *prəm) "wind".[5]

References
  1. Qu, Yuan (1986). Tian Wen: A Chinese Book of Origins Volume 624 of A New Directions Paperbook Chinese Book of Origins. New Directions Publishing. pp. III. ISBN 9780811210119.
  2. Roberts, Jeremy (2004). Mythology: Chinese Mythology A to Z. New York: Facts on File, Inc. pp. 39. ISBN 0816048703.
  3. Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Psychology Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 9780415340182.
  4. Newton, David (2003). Encyclopedia of Air. Greenwood Press. pp. 134. ISBN 9781573565646.
  5. Schuessler, Axel, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese, University of Hawaii Press, 2007, p. 238.


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