Monster Water God Gong Gong Blamed For Cosmic Catastrophes In Chinese Myths

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – In ancient Chinese mythology, Gong Gong (also King King, Gongong) was a god of destruction and the one who ruled water. He made it, however, in such a destructive manner that many considered him to be a demon or monster, and his disastrous behavior towards the planet Earth unacceptable.

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He was described as a powerful, several hundred miles high monster that once smashed his head against Buzhou Mountain, one of eight pillars (Eight Pillars of the Sky) holding up the sky. Having been damaged by Gonggong, it no longer separated the Earth and the Heaven for the proper distance.

One episode tells how Gong Gong made a crack in the sky with his horn and changed the sun’s orbit. He disturbed the globe’s balance and caused the rivers to rise with great, disastrous floods on earth. Blamed for various cosmic catastrophes, Gong Gong ends up being killed or sent into exile.

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