Gong Gong

deity earth single tradition · 1

Gong Gong is a deity who battled Zhuanxu or Zhurong. Unable to accept his defeat, Gong Gong deliberately banged his head onto Mount Buzhou, one of the four pillars supporting the sky, causing half of the sky to fall and the Earth to crack.

When

First attested: 300 BCE
Attested period: -300 – 2020
Historical notes: Mentioned in the Huainanzi.

Relationships

enemy of: Zhuanxu, Zhurong
co occurs with: Ao, Nuwa

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Mentioned by

Ao
Nuwa

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Nüwa

Source passages

“Other sources have tried to explain the cause, i.e. the battle between Gong Gong and Zhuanxu or Zhurong. Unable to accept his defeat, Gong Gong deliberately banged his head onto Mount Buzhou (不周山) which was one of the four pillars.”
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