Gonggong
deity earth Chinese single tradition · 3
Gonggong is a deity mentioned as the parent of Gou Long, the earliest known god of the soil. The text identifies Gonggong as the father of a land deity appointed by Zhuanxu.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Zuo Zhuan (late 4th century BC), Book of Rites and Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tǔdìpó, Nuwa, Fuxi, Nü Kua, the Thousand-Year Vixen, the Jade Pipa, the Nine-Headed Pheasant, Tudigong, Chenghuangshen, Black Dragon
- enemy of
- Zhuanxu
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The earliest known sheshen was Gou Long, a son of Gonggong who was appointed as a god of the soil by Zhuanxu.”
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“In early myths Gonggong also was related to the first Tudigong, his son Gou Long who was appointed as a god of the soil by Zhuanxu.”
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“Nüwa is revered since Xia dynasty for creating the five-colored stones to mend the heavens, which tilted after Gonggong toppled one of the heavenly pillars, Mount Buzhou.”
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