蛤蟆精/蟾蜍精，是傳說能食月的蟾蜍，這種說法認為月蝕是蟾蜍食月。[1]何根海引《史記》[2]、《淮南子》[3]的記載,認為月中陰影似蟾蜍[4],簡單比附為蟾蜍食月。[5][6][7]所以,每逢日食或月食,人們都要敲鑼 擊鼓,鳴盆響罐來「救日」和「救月」,以為這樣可以嚇跑天狗和蟾蜍。[8]以及漢代也有蟾蜍去月，天下大亂。[9]而蟾蜍食月,亦為陰中之陽,所以具有克制陰氣(兵)的力量,這大概就是「萬歲蟾蜍辟兵」這一觀念的邏輯。[10]
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