Mythology: In Chinese myth the creator Pangu slept for 18,000 year…

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Did you know? In Chinese myth the creator Pangu slept for 18,000 years inside a cosmic egg. When he awoke and broke the egg, he separated heaven and earth by holding the gap between them — until he died, and his body parts became elements: eyes to sun and moon, hair to stars.

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In Chinese myth the creator Pangu slept for 18,000 years inside a cosmic egg. When he awoke and broke the egg, he separated heaven and earth by holding the gap between them — until he died, and his body parts became elements: eyes to sun and moon, hair to stars.

In Chinese mythe sliep de schepper Pangu 18.000 jaar lang in een kosmisch ei. Toen hij ontwaakte en het ei brak, scheidde hij hemel en aarde door zelf hun verschil te dragen — totdat hij stierf en zijn lichaamsdelen elementen werden: ogen tot zon en maan, haar tot sterren.

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