I don't know if you've noticed. In Shan Hai Jing, almost all the giants introduced are Chiyou, including their 8 1 brother Chiyou, as well as Xingtian, Kuafu and their tribes. Is the war mentioned in Shan Hai Jing a struggle between giants and gods?
Especially in some western legends and stories, there are also many giants named Titan. Of course, when we talk about Titan, we can't help thinking of Thanos in The Avengers. But we don't mention Thanos here, only the Titan in European mythology and the gods in ancient Egyptian mythology are giants. So in Shan Hai Jing, those giants are all recorded?
Giants in Shan Hai Jing.
The giants Chiyou and Xingtian in Shan Hai Jing are rarely introduced, only that they are very effective, including Kuafu. In addition to these giants, they actually introduced a big country.
Shan Hai Jing? Wild east longitude:? Beyond the East China Sea, there are valleys and mountains, and there is a country of adults. There is a city for adults, called the Adult Hall. ? The Great Northern Wilderness Classic also records:? Some people call it adults. There is a country's adult, surnamed Li, whose name is Su Liang. There are big green snakes, yellow-headed people and dust eaters.
In Liezi? There is also a record about giants in Tang Wen, saying that there is a grand canyon in the east of the East China Sea, named? Return to the market? Among them, there are five fairy mountains floating, namely, Daiyu, Qiao Yuan, Fanghu, Penglai and Yingzhou. There are many immortals living on the fairy mountain, who are busy flying around every day. These five fairy mountains have been floating freely on the sea for many years. You can read about them here. These introductions have a taste of fairy tales. In addition, it is also recorded that the Emperor of Heaven cleaned up a person from Longboguo. It is said that people in this country are very tall and look like big trees. Because they committed heinous crimes, the Emperor of Heaven reduced the territory of Longbo and shortened the people in Longbo as punishment. By the time Fuxi and Shennong arrived, the people in this country were as short as they could be, but they were still dozens of feet tall.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the people of Wu discovered a huge skeleton with an ox cart in it. No one in Wu knew the origin of this skeleton, so the curious King of Wu sent an emissary to ask Confucius. After all, in their eyes, Confucius read widely. Later, Confucius replied: when Dayu was in charge of water control, there was a meeting in Huiji, and everyone came on time. There was a man named Fang Feng who was beheaded by Dayu and came from behind because of his boundless strength, big height and arrogance. It is said that his skeleton can hold a car.
Why did the giant disappear?
In western myths and legends, giants also compete with gods. Zeus, the Lord God, led a group of men to take down Titan, a giant family, and then ruled the Three Realms. In oriental mythology, although there are not many stories and legends that directly record giants, the war between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou is actually the war between God and giants.