ID: 901002532 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002532	Record Type: Character/Person

	Mazu (Chinese goddess)

Note: Chinese goddess of the sea, patron of sailors, fishermen, and travelers.

Names:

	Mazu (Chinese goddess) (preferred,English-P)
	Matsu (Chinese goddess) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Chinese iconography> (P)
		........<Chinese characters> (P)
		............Mazu (Chinese goddess) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... goddess
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... sea
	.....(bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	nationality is .... Chinese (culture or style)
	.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Mazu (Chinese goddess)
	................Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)
	Matsu (Chinese goddess)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)