6 Pangu: The Creator God of Chinese Mythology The Pangu myth is a Chinese creation story about a primordial giant, Pangu, who was born from a cosmic egg. After waking and shattering the egg, Pangu separated the light, clear part (sky) from the heavy, dense part (earth). He spent 18,000 years pushing them further apart, and after his death, his body became the world. . His breath became the wind and clouds. His voice became the thunder. His eyes became the sun and moon. His blood became the river