Chinese Mythology
Pangu
the Cosmic Giant — Cleaver of Heaven and Earth
Pangu is a Chinese primordial of creation, associated with the realm of cosmos. Pangu belongs to the primordial generation of the pantheon. Roughly equivalent to Atlas in cross-pantheon mapping. Symbolised by the cosmic axe.
Historical Note
Hatched from a cosmic egg after 18,000 years of slumber. Pushed the sky from the earth with his head, growing taller each day until he died — his breath became wind, his eyes the sun and moon, his blood the rivers.