About this myth
Au Co Genesis is a
In a nutshell
Myth summary
An immortal mountain fairy named Âu Cơ married a mythical king named Lạc Long Quân ("Dragon Lord of Lạc"; lit.). She bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children who would become the first people of Vietnam. The people thereafter honored Âu Cơ as the mother deity of the original Vietnamese people.
Belief system
Kinh Religion
Polytheistic
Kinh folk religion refers to the spiritual beliefs and customs of some people from present-day Vietnam, in southeast Asia.
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Âu Cơ
Main deity
Âu Cơ (Vietnamese: 嫗姬) was an immortal mountain fairy in Vietnamese folk religion. She was said to have played an important role in birthing the first Vietnamese people.
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Background
The Âu Cơ Genesis creation myth comes from modern-day Vietnam. The narrative attributes creation of all humans to an immortal mountain fairy, Âu Cơ, who married Lạc Long Quân. She bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children who would become the first people of Vietnam. Âu Cơ is honored as the mother deity of the Vietnamese people.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Au Co Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 08 May. 2019, omnika.org/stable/146. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
OMNIKA (2019, May 08). Au Co Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/146
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Au Co Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created May 08, 2019. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/146.
