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Xi Wangmu
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Xi Wangmu (西王母), in Chinese mythology, literally "Queen Mother of the West," is the ruler of the western paradise and goddess of immortality.
Originally she was a ferocious goddess with the teeth of a tiger, who sent disease|plagues down upon the world. After she was adopted into the Taoist pantheon, she was transformed into a benign deity.
Category:Chinese goddessesCategory:Health goddesses
zh:西王母
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