Lac Long Quan

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Who is Lac Long Quan?

Lạc Long Quân, according to the creation myth of the Vietnamese people, was the father of the Vietnamese people, and their first true king. Quân was the son and sole successor of Kinh Dương Vương, who ruled over Xích Quỷ. He is supposed to have become king in 2839 BC.

Quân's wife, Âu Cơ, gave birth to a sac containing 100 eggs from which 100 children were born; this is the origin of the story of the 100 Vietnamese family names. One day Lạc Long Quân told Âu Cơ: "I am descended from dragons, you from fairies. We are as incompatible as water is with fire. So we cannot continue in harmony." This said, the husband and wife parted. The man went to the south seawards with 50 of their children, while his wife went to the northern mountainous region with the other half of the clan. The eldest son, who followed his mother, later installed himself as Vietnam's first monarch, Hùng Vương.

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on July 23, 2013

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