He Xiangu | |
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Personal Info | |
Full Name | He Xiangu |
Race | Human |
Birthdate | 618 |
Date of Death | 907 |
Age | 289 (at death) |
Nationality | Chinese |
Status | Unknown |
Symbol | Flute |
Demon | Hsi Wu |
General Info | |
Base of Operations | China |
Occupation | Immortal |
Team | Eight Immortals |
Details | |
Debut/Closing | Season 2 Episode 2 |
The Immortal He Xiangu (Hə Shin-gü), the only female amongst the Immortals. Her symbol is a dizi, a Chinese flute. She is the Immortal who banished Hsi Wu to the Netherworld.
He Xiangu was an actual figure from Taoist mythology. She lived during the Tang Dynasty a personage, perhaps Lao Tzu (the founder of Taoism) appeared to her in a dream when she was fourteen or fifteen years of age, and instructed her to eat powdered mica, which would make her immortal if she remained a virgin. In 707 C.E., she ascended into Heaven to become an Immortal.