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Gemu of Lion Mountain

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sagadahoctrott2 years agoPeakD

The Mosuo people around their sacred Lake Lugu are society organized around the female and are matrilineal. Fascinatingly, their mountain Goddess Gemu resides in Lion Mountain (which includes a cave).

Gemu of the Mosuo. Niflheim974, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gemu of the Mosuo. Niflheim974, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Gemu Goddess Cave, August 2018." Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Gemu Goddess Cave banner, August 2018." Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

"Ode à la déesse Gemu, la montagne-mère des Moso - Matriarcat sans père ni mari, Chine."

"1924, Joseph Rock discovers the Mosuo women's kingdom of Mother-Goddess Gemu - Matriarchy, China."

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