从古至今,董永遇仙传说里的"仙"从"天之织女"变为"三仙女"之一再到"七仙女"之一,数量从一到三再到七.究其原因,或是受到中国古代数术思想、星宿文化以及不同时代民间信仰和民间文学特征的影响.七仙女群像的生成对董永遇仙故事系统产生了很大影响,开始衍生出其他六位仙女的传说故事,"七仙女"群像已经成为一种深切反映中华民族文化心理的民俗符号.
From ancient times to the present day,the"fairy"in the legend of Dong Yong Encountering the Fairy has changed from"Weaver Girl of Heaven"to one of the"Three Fairies"and then to one of the"Seven Fairies",and the fairy number changed from one to three and then to seven.The reason for this may include the influences of ancient Chinese mathematical thought,constellation culture,and the characteristics of folk beliefs and folk literature in different eras.The birth of the group portrait of the Seven Fairies has had a great impact on the story system of Dong Yong Encountering the Fairy,and led to the derived legends of the other six fairies,and the group portrait of the"Seven Fairies"has become a folk culture symbol that deeply reflects the cultural psychology of the Chinese nation.