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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society vol

25th May 1972

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Hsi Wang Mu mb-width 6344 They are Alun EvansHsi Wang Mu, ancient Chinese goddess, 1922. A goddess who is thought to predate Taoism, but is now associated with it, Hsi Wang Mu is known as the Golden Mother of the Tortoise and the wife of the August Personage of Jade. She was formed of the pure quintessence of western air and presides over banquets of immortality. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922.