Tiangou

The tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngǒu; Wade–Giles: t'ien1-kou3; lit. 'Heavenly Dog') is a legendary creature from China. The tiangou resembles a black dog or meteor, and is thought to eat the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.

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