Mountain & Sea Deities / 022
God of the 1st Northern Mt. Range
北一山神
Background
The gods have human faces and snake bodies. Their ritual involves animal offerings and jade.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Northern Mountains
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The first northern range, from Mount Dānhú [單狐] to Mount Dī [隄], comprises twenty-five mountains and extends 5,490 li. Its gods all have human faces and snake bodies. Their rites require the burial of a cock and a pig, together with a fine Guī [珪] jade tablet; no sacrificial grain is offered. The people north of these mountains all eat their food raw, without fire.From the English edition of Mountains & Seas. Open the reader for the Chinese editions and translator’s notes. Linked names follow the card catalogue; hover to see the original wording.
Passage printed on the card
其神皆人面蛇身。其祠之，毛用一雄鸡彘瘗，吉玉用一珪，瘗而为不糈。Game card text
Cunning, Giant, Venom (2)
Counts as a Snake and a Human.
Offering: 1❂ + 2 Creatures.
All your Snakes have +1/+1.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.