APPENDIX
Wu Zhao’s Pantheon of Female Political Ancestors
DYNASTIC MOTHERS
Mother Wen (Wenmu ), known also as Taisi , the spouse of King Wen
Woman of Tushan , also known as the mother of Qi (Qimu )
Jiang Yuan
GODDESSES OF ANTIQUITY
Nüwa
Leizu
Goddess of the Luo River (Luoshen nü ), also known as Fufei (Mifei) /
EXEMPLARY MOTHERS
Zifa mu , mother of General Zifa
Meng mu , mother of Mencius
Lady Ji of Lu (Lu Ji ), also known as Jing Jiang
Mother of General Kuo of Zhao (Zhao jiang Kuo mu )
DAOIST DIVINITIES
Mother Li (Li mu ), Grand Dowager of the Anterior Heaven (Xiantian taihou )
Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu 西)
Wei Huacun , Lady of the Southern Marchmount (Nanyue furen )
BUDDHIST DEITIES
Vimalaprabhā (Jingguang tiannü ), also known as the Devi of Pure Radiance
Māyā (Moye , Moye furen )