Legend of Pangu

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Legend of Pangu is a Creation myth originating from the Chinese belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Pangu.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Pangu
Belief system: Chinese
Origin: Asia › Eastern Asia › China

Belief system

Chinese Folk religion

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Chinese folk religion refers to varied beliefs and customs belonging to people from present-day China.

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Pangu

Main deity

Pangu (traditional Chinese: 盤古) was a supreme primordial deity associated with creation in some traditions within Chinese folk religion.

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The Legend of Pangu creation myth is one of Chinese folk religion's most common and well-known creation narratives.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Legend of Pangu." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 May. 2019, omnika.org/stable/140. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, May 06). Legend of Pangu. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/140

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Legend of Pangu." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created May 06, 2019. Accessed November 4, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/140.

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Bibliography

Ferguson, John C., and Masaharu Anesaki. The Mythology of All Races / Volume VIII, Chinese and Japanese. Vol. 8, The Mythology of All Races: In Thirteen Volumes. Edited by John A. MacCulloch and George F. Moore. Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1928.
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Leeming, David A. Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2nd edition. Vol. 1 [Parts I-II]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
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Myth
Chinese Belief system
Pangu Main deity
Origin
location_city China Eastern Asia

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