Useful for understanding China
Tao Tie (饕餮) is a monster told in ancient Chinese mythology, and it is known as one of the Four Great Beasts, along with “Qiong Qi”, “táo wù” and “Hun Dun (Chaos)”.
People take it to be a symbol of greed, and it is often used to describe people who are gluttonous or insatiable.
Introduction Taotie is the most cautionary mythical beast in Chinese culture, celebrated for its “insatiable gluttony” symbolizing human desire. Often depicted as a sheep-bodied, human-faced creature with armpit eyes, it…