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Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Ice across cultures, characters, and sacred places.
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Kuafu, a heroic giant from Chinese mythology, sought to capture the sun to regulate its path and bring relief to a world suffering from drought. He chased the sun across the horizon, drinking entire rivers dry in a desperate attempt to quench his thirst, only to succumb to exhaustion and heat. His final act of sacrifice saw his body and staff transform into mountains and a peach forest,...
The myth of the Lady of Tushan describes the tragic end of the wife of Yu the Great, who transformed into stone after witnessing her husband in his divine bear form. While Yu was working to control the Great Flood by carving through mountains, an accidental signal brought his wife to his side too early, leading to a shock that petrified her. From this stone, their son Qi, the future founder...
The legend of Yu the Great depicts a heroic leader who spent thirteen years taming the catastrophic Great Flood of China. This specific story highlights his extreme dedication, as he passed his own home three times during his labors, hearing his family inside but refusing to enter until the waters were controlled.
During the Great Flood of China, the hero Gun stole the magical self-expanding soil known as Xirang from the Heavens to dam the rising waters. Although he successfully halted the floods for a time, the Emperor of Heaven was enraged by the theft and ordered Gun's execution at Feather Mountain. From the remains of the fallen hero, his son Yu the Great was born to complete the task of taming the...
The legend tells of Chang'e, a beautiful woman who became the Goddess of the Moon after consuming an elixir of immortality. Her husband, the heroic archer Hou Yi, had saved the world from ten scorching suns but chose to remain mortal to be with her. After a betrayal by a greedy apprentice forced Chang'e to drink the potion alone, she floated to the moon, where she resides forever in a cold...
In the legendary dawn of Chinese civilization, the Yellow Emperor faced the rebel leader Chiyou at the Battle of Zhuolu. When Chiyou summoned supernatural storms and floods to drown the imperial army, the Yellow Emperor called upon his daughter Nüba, the goddess of drought. Nüba descended from the heavens, using her immense heat to evaporate the floods and disperse the storms, ensuring...
Shennong, the Divine Farmer and first Yan Emperor, sought to cure all human ailments by tasting thousands of plants. After discovering countless cures, he accidentally consumed a lethal poison known as Heartbreak Grass. This ultimate sacrifice left behind the foundation of Chinese medicine and the Shennong Bencaojing.
The goddess Nüwa saves the crumbling heavens by slaying a primordial giant turtle, Ao, and using its massive legs to support the four corners of the sky. This divine act prevents the world from collapsing into chaos, ensuring the survival of humanity and the balance of nature.
The primordial giant Pangu, after separating heaven and earth for 18,000 years, passes away, transforming his physical form into the world. His final breath becomes the wind and the clouds, completing the creation of the earthly atmosphere and the cycles of nature.
Pangu, a primordial giant, awakens from a cosmic egg to find the universe in chaos. Using a massive axe, he separates the heavy earth from the light sky, holding them apart for eighteen thousand years as he grows. Upon his death, his body transforms into the physical features of the world, creating the mountains, rivers, and stars.