Norse
Ymir
first giant, raw material of the world
Pángǔ
Chinese tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- creation of the world
Key myth
A giant who separated heaven and earth over 18,000 years and whose body became the mountains, rivers and sky. His death makes the world.
Where sources differ or caution applies. The Pangu story first appears in the 3rd century CE, much later than other creation myths; some scholars think it came from a southern or non-Han source.
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Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Pángǔ: creation and first beings. This is overlap in one area only.