Shennong

Summary

Shennong is a mythological king^[1]. He worked as a traditional leader or chief^[2]. He draws 1,372 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_king category, ranking #4 of 37).^[3]

Key Facts

• Shennong worked as a traditional leader or chief^[2].
• Shennong is recorded as male^[4].
• Shennong's instance of is recorded as mythological king^[5].
• Shennong's Commons category is recorded as Shennong^[6].
• Shennong's said to be the same as is recorded as Yandi^[7].
• Shennong's worshipped by is recorded as Chinese folk religion^[8].
• Shennong's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Shennong's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[10].
• Shennong's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '神農'}^[11].

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Career and Affiliations

Shennong's professions included traditional leader or chief^[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shennong include Mount Byōbu^[12], a mountain^[13], in Japan^[14].

Why It Matters

Shennong draws 1,372 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_king category, ranking #4 of 37).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] He is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Works attributed to him include Shennong Bencaojing^[17], a written work^[18]. Entities named for him include Mount Byōbu^[12], a mountain^[13], in Japan^[14].

FAQs

What did Shennong do for work?

Shennong worked as traditional leader or chief^[2].