老蹇是中國古代神話傳說的毒龍,會製造水害。被蜀守將李冰降服,記載在《神異記》。其中蹇氏指望娘灘神話中的聶姓子,在聶姓子變龍時,一足為母所持未變,故足跛稱蹇。而聶姓子姓聶,是孽龍(漢族)望娘灘」[1]

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·蘇軾《神女廟》詩: 「蜀守降老蹇,至今帶連環。」[2]

宋·胡仔注: 「秦時蜀守李冰降毒龍蹇氏,鎖之於江上,水害遂息。」按老蹇,蹇氏,當指望娘灘神話中之聶姓子,聶姓子變龍時,一足為母所持未變,故足稱蹇。至聶姓子聶,乃孽龍孽之諧音。[3]

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