Zhinü

Zhinü
An illustration of the couple at the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace, Beijing
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese織女
Simplified Chinese织女
Literal meaningThe Weaver Girl
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhīnǚ
Japanese name
Kanji織姫
Transcriptions
RomanizationOrihime
This article is about the mythical figure. For the spider, see Zhinu (spider). For the lunar crater, see Zhinyu (crater).

Zhinü is the goddess of weaving and the star Vega in Chinese mythology. She was the youngest of seven daughters of the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother of the West. It is believed that she wove her father’s royal robes out of the clouds. She is identified as the star Vega in the constellation Lyra.

Zhinü was a legendary figure and main character in the popular Chinese folk tale The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. The earliest record of this myth is traced to over 2600 years ago.

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