YU


Meaning of YU in English

[Chinese] Chinese hermaphrodite deity who made the earth suitable for life. He/she created the passes in the mountains by plowing a way through in the shape of a bear. As a snake, Yu led the waters of the Flood (the Yellow River) to the abyss. Yu's symbol is a double snake.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.