Huang Feihu

Overview

黄飞虎是《封神演义》中最重要的武将之一，也是具有一方诸侯地位的重要人物，原为商朝镇国武成王。因家仇与纣王决裂，他率领家将反出朝歌、投奔西岐，成为周军伐商的重要将领。黄飞虎久经战阵，兼具统帅与猛将色彩，其“反五关”等故事是小说前半部的重要篇章。战死后，他被封为东岳泰山天齐仁圣大帝，成为掌管五岳与幽冥事务的重要神祇。

Huang Feihu is one of the most important warrior figures in Investiture of the Gods, a powerful lord who originally holds the Shang title of Prince Wucheng, Defender of the Realm. Driven by a family tragedy into open conflict with King Zhou, he leads his household retainers out of the Shang capital and defects to Xiqi, becoming a major commander in the Zhou campaign against the Shang. A seasoned warrior who combines the qualities of both general and champion, Huang Feihu stands at the center of the celebrated “Crossing the Five Passes” episodes in the first half of the novel. After his death in battle, he is deified as the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, Mount Tai, becoming an important deity associated with the Five Sacred Peaks and the realm of the dead.