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Ox-Head and Horse-Face
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Ox-Head and Horse-Face are two guardians or types of guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology. As indicated by their names, both have the bodies of men, but Ox-Head has the head of an ox while
Ox-Head and Horse-Face in the Hell Scroll at Seattle Asian Art Museum
Ox-Head and Horse-Face in the Hell Scroll at Seattle Asian Art Museum
Entrance to the "Ten Courts of Hell" attraction in Haw Par Villa, Singapore. The Ox-Headed (right) and Horse-Faced (left) Hell Guards stand guard at t
Entrance to the "Ten Courts of Hell" attraction in Haw Par Villa, Singapore. The Ox-Headed (right) and Horse-Faced (left) Hell Guards stand guard at the entrance.
The Ox-Head and Horse-Face in a painting of a hell scene
The Ox-Head and Horse-Face in a painting of a hell scene
Close-up of the statue of Ox-Head at Haw Par Villa, Singapore.
Close-up of the statue of Ox-Head at Haw Par Villa, Singapore.
Fengdu Ghost City
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Fengdu Ghost City is a large complex of shrines, temples and monasteries dedicated to the afterlife located on the Ming mountain, in Fengdu County, Chongqing municipality, China. It is situated about
Ox-Head and Horse-Face
…Villa, Singapore. Statue of Horse-Face at Haw Par Villa, Singapore. Statue of Ox-Head in Taiwan. Statue of Horse-Face in Taiwan. Statue of Horse-face, Fengdu Ghost City. See also Alexiares and Anicetus, twin-sons of Heracles/Hercules and Hebe/Juventas; alongside their father, they are the guardians of the gates of Mount…
The gate to Youdu (right to left: 幽都), the capital of Diyu.
The gate to Youdu (right to left: 幽都), the capital of Diyu.
Statue of the "wreath-eating ghost" (食蔓鬼). In legend, this ghost was a girl who adorned herself with flower wreaths she stole from statues of the Budd
Statue of the "wreath-eating ghost" (食蔓鬼). In legend, this ghost was a girl who adorned herself with flower wreaths she stole from statues of the Buddha. After she died, as punishment, she was not allowed to feast on food offerings from living people and could only feed on flower wreaths.