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by Micha F. Lindemans

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.