The Four Palaces Pantheon — Deities of Đạo Mẫu
A structured guide to the Four Palaces pantheon: Mother Goddesses, Great Mandarins, Ladies, Princes, Holy Damsels and CAC_TRANG.
A living ritual hierarchy
The Four Palaces pantheon is not a single immutable canon. Names, ranks and legends may vary between temples and ritual lineages. This guide follows a widely encountered northern Vietnamese arrangement while distinguishing devotional tradition from independently documented history.
- Mẫu Thượng Thiên
- Mẫu Thượng Ngàn
- Mẫu Thoải
- Mẫu Địa
- First Great Mandarin of Heaven
- Second Great Mandarin of Mountains and Forests
- Third Great Mandarin of Water
- Fourth Great Mandarin and Imperial Commissioner
- Fifth Great Mandarin Tuần Tranh
- First Lady of Heaven
- Second Lady of Mountains and Forests
- Third Lady of Water
- Fourth Lady and Imperial Commissioner
- Fifth Lady of Suối Lân
- Sixth Lady of Lục Cung
- Seventh Lady Kim Giao
- Eighth Lady Bát Nàn
- Ninth Lady
- Tenth Lady of Đồng Mỏ
- Young Lady of Bắc Lệ
- Lady Guardian of the Temple
- First Prince
- Second Prince
- Third Prince Ông Hoàng Bơ
- Fourth Prince
- Fifth Prince
- Sixth Prince
- Seventh Prince of Bảo Hà
- Eighth Prince
- Ninth Prince of Cờn
- Tenth Prince of Nghệ An
- First Holy Damsel of Heaven
- Second Holy Damsel of Mountains and Forests
- Third Holy Damsel of Water
- Fourth Holy Damsel of Ỷ La
- Fifth Holy Damsel of Suối Lân
- Sixth Holy Damsel of Lục Cung
- Seventh Holy Damsel Kim Giao
- Eighth Holy Damsel of the Tea Hills
- Ninth Holy Damsel of Sòng Sơn
- Tenth Holy Damsel of Đồng Mỏ
- Young Damsel of the Mountains and Forests
- Young Damsel of the Water Palace
- First Holy Page
- Second Holy Page
- Third Holy Page
- Fourth Holy Page
- Young Page of Đồi Ngang
- Young Page of Bảo Hà
- Young Page of Sòng Sơn
- Young Page of Cửa Suốt
- Young Page of Bản Phủ
- Young Page of the Mountains and Forests
- Young Page of the Water Palace
- Young Page Guardian of the Temple
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Core references
- UNESCO — Mother Goddesses of Three Realms
- Ngô Đức Thịnh, Đạo Mẫu Việt Nam.
- Fjelstad & Nguyễn Thị Hiền, Possessed by the Spirits (2006).