What is the relationship between Pangu, Fuxi, Nuwa, Huangdi, Yan Di, Chiyou and Houyi?

In China, there are many myths and legends about the origin of the universe. For example, people are familiar with Pangu, Nu Wa Fuxi and the methods of fishing and hunting. Both Huangdi and Yandi educated the people and became the ancestors of mankind. In addition, there is a legend that in Zhuolu and Houyi, the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought a battle to shoot nine suns and saved the people who suffered from the heat. These famous figures, whether immortals or sages, jointly created the splendid civilization of the early Chinese civilization.

First of all, Pangu, the first Pangu, first appeared in the "Three Five Calendars" written by Xu Quan, a native of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. The book says: "The world is like a chicken. Pangu was born here. He is 8,000 years old and started the world. " At first, heaven and earth were like an egg. Later, Pangu conceived on them. As he grew up, heaven and earth gradually separated. Among them, the clear sky rises and the turbid waves sink to the earth.

18000 years later, Pangu fell to the ground and died. Its eyes became the sun and the moon, its limbs became mountains, and its blood flowed into the river. In a word, the original appearance of this world was created by Pangu himself. However, Fuxi was the creator of the world in the Chu silk book in the middle of the Warring States period. He is the earliest god in the world and the first in san huang. Because his appearance predates Pangu's appearance in historical materials, this view may be recognized earlier.

Nu Wa has been recorded in Shan Hai Jing and Chu Ci. There is a saying in the Song Dynasty that Nu Wa created everything in seven days and human beings in seven days. The relationship between Fuxi and Nu Wa is recorded in Juezu, an ancient book in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that they were born in this world from the beginning of heaven and earth. Because there are only two people in the world, they became husband and wife and created Chinese ancestors living in the Central Plains.

Fuxi and Nuwa are descendants of Hua Xu family. They are brothers and sisters. However, this view appeared much later than Fuxi and Nu Wa, so its value is not high. Generally speaking, Fuxi and Nu Wa are also the creation gods in China mythology, which are similar to brother and sister.

It can be seen from this record that the Yellow Emperor and Yan Di are usually allies. The Yellow Emperor is on the opposite side of these two people because of his strong strength and high status. The relationship among them is recorded in various historical materials. Some say that Chiyou is a descendant of Emperor Yan, while others say that Emperor Yan is fatuous and was attacked by the Yellow Emperor. In short, three people are at about the same time, and the relationship is very complicated.

Hou Yi exists in the myth and history of China. In mythology, he was the teacher of Yao, one of the five emperors, and taught him archery. Perhaps the representative event is the shooting of the sun. At that time, there were ten suns in the sky, which poisoned thousands of things and people on the ground. So Hou Yi drew his own arrow and shot nine of them, saving the ordinary people on the earth. In addition, his love tragedy with Chang 'e is often mentioned by later generations.