女娲，是中国历史神话传说中对万物救助巨大的一位上古女神，她是华夏族的母亲，创造了生命，又勇敢照顾生灵免受天灾，是被民间广泛而又长久崇拜的创世神和始母神。她神通广大化生万物，每天至少能创造出七十样东西。
传说女娲用黄土仿照自己造成了人，创造了人类社会。还有传说女娲补天，即自然界发生了一场特大灾害，天塌地陷，猛禽恶兽都出来残害百姓，女娲熔炼五色石来修补苍天，又杀死恶兽猛禽，重立四极天柱，平整天地。另外传说女娲制造了叫一些叫笙簧、瑟、埙的乐器，因此人们又奉女娲为音乐之母。
在古代宗法制下：父权、夫权、男权成为三座牢牢压抑着女娲神话发展的大山枷锁，使得其拆分为三类性质：一、作为上古贤王的人族先灵圣母祭祀的女娲；二、作为福佑社稷补天之神得以祭拜的女 娲；三、祭祀供奉所有职业位才是完整一体的创世始先 神形象。
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In the entire ancient cultural series, it occupies an important position. It is an important component of human development history and folkloric research; has a significant historical cultural research value, as a means of inheriting Chinese civilization and national spirit; plays an important role in promoting ethnic unity and cohesion, constructing a harmonious society; has important implications for enhancing entrepreneurial spirit, enriching the treasure house of Chinese culture, and promoting cultural exchange.
The status of female deity changes over time. Sometimes she is placed above the Three Sovereigns; sometimes she is among them or below them. According to legend, there are three reasons: one is that female deity creates everything with her own body and thus stands high above others; two is that Fuxi and Nuwa are both blood relatives yet husband-wife pairs who coexist as family members within the pantheon so they may be selected together or separately depending on context to represent either one or both figures at different times in various narratives.