East Asian

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East Asian mythology is a broad category including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and related traditions. Across the region, myths connect rulership, cosmology, and ethics, preserved in chronicles, ritual manuals, and popular literature.

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Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en • East Asian

Kojiki cover

Kojiki

O no Yasumaro • East Asian

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Nihon Shoki

Prince Toneri • East Asian

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Classic of Poetry

Anonymous • East Asian

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The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Anonymous • East Asian

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Zhuangzi

Zhuang Zhou • East Asian

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Investiture of the Gods

Xu Zhonglin • East Asian

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Records of the Grand Historian

Sima Qian • East Asian

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Classic of Documents

Various • East Asian

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Epic of King Geser

Anonymous • East Asian

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Huainanzi

Liu An • East Asian

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Shan Hai Jing

Anonymous • East Asian

Chu Ci cover

Chu Ci

Qu Yuan • East Asian

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Liezi

Lie Yukou • East Asian

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Man’yōshū

Various • East Asian

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Norito

Anonymous • East Asian

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Samguk Sagi

Kim Busik • East Asian

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Samguk Yusa

Iryeon • East Asian

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The Secret History of the Mongols

Anonymous • East Asian

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Soushen Ji

Gan Bao • East Asian

Bamboo Annals cover

Bamboo Annals

Anonymous • East Asian

Engishiki cover

Engishiki

Fujiwara no Tadahira • East Asian

Fudoki cover

Fudoki

Anonymous • East Asian

Shanhai Jing Commentaries cover

Shanhai Jing Commentaries

Guo Pu • East Asian