Âu Cơ

Âu Cơ
嫗姬
Âu Cơ statue at Hộ Quốc Temple
Born2825 BC
Died2520 BC

Âu Cơ (chữ Hán: 甌姬; IPA: [əu˧ kəː˧]) was, according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, an immortal mountain snow goddess who married Lạc Long Quân (lit. 'Dragon Lord of Lạc'), and bore an egg sac that hatched a hundred children known collectively as Bách Việt, ancestors to the Vietnamese people. Âu Cơ is often honored as the mother of Vietnamese civilization.

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