Status is that she is the ancestor of human beings, that is, after the prehistoric flood, human beings almost disappeared. The surviving Nu Wa and Fuxi gave birth to the first human beings in the world after the flood in a normal way, and then they were propagated from generation to generation.
According to the historical book Custom Yi Tong, Nu Wa established a marriage system for human beings, which enabled young men and women to intermarry and reproduce with each other, so she was called the goddess of marriage.
Nvwa Patches up the Sky
According to the ancient books such as "Huainanzi Lan Mingxun", in ancient times, four Tianzhu fell, the land of Kyushu was destroyed, fires spread and floods continued. Nu Wa couldn't bear the human disaster, refined five-color stones to make up the sky, broke four pillars of turtle's feet and killed all kinds of animals, so that human beings could live in peace.
Other ancient books are different. On balance, the records supplemented by Huang Sanchuan in Shuo Tian and Shi Ji are that Gong Gong, the water god, fought against Zhu Rong, the fire god, and Gong Gong hit the pillar of the world with his head, which led to the collapse of the sky. Huainanzi Astronomical Training is recorded as the battle between Gonggong and Zhuan Xu. The Original Road of Huainanzi recorded the war between Gonggong and Gao Xin. The Collection of Jade Carvings in Lizhuang records the war between Gonggong and Shennong. Lu's Taiwu Ji records the battle between Gonggong and Nuwa.