Leigong

Chinese god of thunder
Thing thunder_deity Q1910200
Leigong
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Leigong

Summary

Leigong is a thunder deity[1]. Leigong draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (thunder_deity category, ranking #13 of 35).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leigong was married to Dianmu[3].
  • A child of Leigong was Nüwa[4].
  • Leigong is recorded as male[5].
  • Leigong's instance of is recorded as thunder deity[6].
  • Leigong's instance of is recorded as Taoist deity[7].
  • Leigong's instance of is recorded as literary character[8].
  • Leigong's Commons category is recorded as Lei Gong[9].
  • Leigong's said to be the same as is recorded as Raijin[10].
  • Leigong's worshipped by is recorded as Chinese mythology[11].
  • Leigong's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe[12].
  • Leigong's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West[13].
  • Leigong's native label is recorded as 雷公[14].
  • Leigong's different from is recorded as Lei Kung[15].
  • Leigong's different from is recorded as Thunder Ancestor[16].
  • Leigong's different from is recorded as Leigong[17].
  • Leigong's P14750 is recorded as 8AD0-3CC3-A2F5-F4E7-0DC6[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include thunder deity[6], Taoist deity[7], and literary character[8].

Why It Matters

Leigong draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (thunder_deity category, ranking #13 of 35).[2] Leigong has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Leigong is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Who was Leigong married to?

Leigong's spouses include Dianmu[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Nüwa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P40]]: [[Q641632]]"
  2. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Present in work → Journey to the West
    Worshipped by → Chinese mythology
    Spouse → Dianmu
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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