Vietnam (the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) is situated in Southeast Asia. It shares a border with China in the north, Laos and Cambodia in the west, Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. It is the world's fifteenth most populous country.

Vietnamese is the main language spoken there. Hanoi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city.

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DEITIES

Ah Nhi: god of fire.

Âu Cơ: immortal mountain snow fairy.

Bà Chúa Kho: goddess of Vietnamese folk religion.

Bà Chúa Xứ / Chúa Xứ Thánh Mẫu: a goddess of prosperity, business, health, and a protector of the Vietnamese border.

Ba Co: water goddesses of Quang Hanh Grotto.

Chua Con Ho: a tiger-god devoted to Tan Vien, his master.

Chu Dong Tu: a culture deity, one of the Four Immortals.

Con Gau: a bear god and husband to both Mat Ga Trong and Trang Chim.

Giat Hai: the first goddess, who was also the companion of Khong Lo. 

Hong San: god of the Red River in northern Vietnam.

Khong Lo: the primordial giant who separated the sky and the Earth. He also set up the four Sacred Beasts to guard the four remnants of the columns.

Lac Long Quan: a divine hero, rumored to be the son of a red demon deity and a sea deity.

Liễu Hạnh: one of Four Immortals, and daughter of Ngoc Hoang. She is the goddess of women in the workplace, often appearing as an innkeeper, tavern keeper, or a beautiful flutist. 

Long Vuong: deity of the seas and patriarch of all deities of the dragon bloodline. He is the brother of Ngoc Hoang and father of Lac Long Quan.

Mat Ga Trong: the goddess of the sun, and daughter of Ngoc Hoang.

Mẫu Địa Tiên: Mother Goddess of Earth, who governs the Earth Palace, one of the Four Palaces.

Mẫu Thoải: Mother Goddess of Water, who governs the Water Palace, one of the Four Palaces.

Mẫu Thượng Ngàn / Lâm Cung Thánh Mẫu / Bà Chúa Thượng Ngàn: the Princess of the Forest and Mother Goddess of Mountains, who rules the Forest Palace, one of the Four Palaces.

Mẫu Thượng Thiên / Mẫu Đệ Nhất: Mother Goddess of Heaven, who governs the Heaven Palace, one of the Four Palaces.

Ngoc Hoang / Ong Troi / Thuong De: a god who rules over the Vietnamese pantheon and the heavenly home of the gods. He is in charge of each god and human's destiny.

Ong Lo: a god of the hearth/household.

Tan Vien: a guardian of the mountains, one of the Four Immortals.

Thach Sanh: the son of Ngoc Hoang

Than Giong: the god of war, and one of the Four Immortals.

Thien Loi: god of thunder.

Thiên Y A Na / Thiên Y A Na Diễn Phi Chúa Ngọc Thành Phi: a goddess.

Thuy Tinh: the god of monsoon rains.

Trang Chim: the goddess of the moon, and daughter of Ngoc Hoang.

Twelve Heavenly Midwives: the divine assistants to Ngoc Hoang when he created the first humans.

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CREATURES

Chú Cuội: a moon rabbit.

Hồ ly tinh / cáo tinh / cửu vĩ hồ / cáo chín đuôi: nine-tailed fox.

Lan: a mythical tiger/giraffe/saola/lizard hybrid creature who guarded the Western column of the earth. One of the four Sacred Beasts / Four Holy Beasts.

Long: a dragon who guarded the Eastern column of the earth. One of the four Sacred Beasts / Four Holy Beasts.

Nghê: a legendary chimera.

Phung: a giant bird who guarded the Southern column of the earth. One of the four Sacred Beasts / Four Holy Beasts.

Quy: a giant tortoise who guarded the Northern column of the earth. One of the four Sacred Beasts / Four Holy Beasts.

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