While foreign myths have the head of the gods, why is there no main god in Chinese mythology?

During the ancient times, human civilization was just emerging, and as people adapted to the environment, their exploration of the world's unknown gradually intensified. But in the process of exploration, because of various limitations, people living in the ancient times gradually found that they could not explain many of the natural wonders and the evolution of human civilization. So they created various myths and legends to explain these natural phenomena and wonders based on their personal knowledge.

These myths are the major mythological systems that we often hear about in modern times: Greek mythology, Norse mythology, Chinese mythology, and so on. However, it is strange that most people understand the other mythological systems corresponding to the main god, such as the ancient Greek mythology in the main god Zeus, Norse mythology of the main god Odin, while the Chinese mythology because of the confusion of the system leads to many people do not know which is the main god? Today, let's go into the world of national myths, and then discuss the main god in the Chinese mythological system.

One, the Norse mythology

You may be able to understand some from the "Avengers", such as the god of thunder, Thor, the god of trickery, Loki, etc. But in fact, the Norse mythology in the main body, the god of the world, the god of the world, the god of the world. But in fact, the Norse mythology ontology is not as famous as Greek mythology, but it is also considered one of the sources of the development of European civilization, in promoting the development of European literature also plays an important role. The story of the Norse mythological system mainly revolves around the three kingdoms of the nine worlds of the World Tree, and the characters include five different races: gods, giants, elves, dwarves, and humans.

One of the god race overlords is Odin, who appeared in The Avengers. In my opinion the movie's portrayal of Odin is still apt. In Norse mythology, Odin is a one-eyed, gray-haired, bearded grandfather, but he is old and has a variety of divine skills, and exudes an overall aura of majesty.

Odin usually head wearing eagle helmet, holding a lance, but if he traveled he would wear a long cloak wearing a wide hat, too secretive, as the god of thunder, Thor's father, he has a body with supernatural powers, the god contains kingship, magic, war, wisdom, etc., so it is inevitable to say that Odin as a Nordic mythology among the gods of the Lord.

Second, Greek mythology

Greek mythology has its own cultural characteristics compared with other myths. We often saw the animation "Olympus" when we were young, centered around the gods of Greek mythology, but also was a generation of childhood memories. Greek mythology is a product of the primitive society of the ancient Greek region, in addition to the earliest European literary expression, contains a little bit of European civilization.

Of course, Greek mythology is not mainly about the story of the gods, but also includes a part of the heroes. The most surprising thing about Greek mythology is that the gods, like human beings, have their own emotions and desires. Some gods will also use their own ability to do bad things for their own selfish desires, such as the goddess of wisdom, Athena, for the Medusa incident of the way to deal with let people puzzled, obviously Medusa is innocent but was Athena turned into a hateful snake woman, the end of the tragic. The Greek mythology in the main god Zeus more people hate to yell out: scum. But Zeus still with their own ability to sit firmly in the seat of the main god.

Three, Chinese mythology

As the children of China, we are familiar with countless Chinese mythology. But the complexity of traditional Chinese mythology has led many people to think that the Chinese mythological system is too confusing. In fact, there is a clear categorization of Chinese mythology. Chinese mythology can be divided into ancient myths and legends, religious myths and legends, folklore, and literary myths and creations.

Ancient myths tell the stories of gods such as Pangu, Nuwa and Fuxi. Religious myths tell the stories of the Three Purities, the Four Gods, Laozi's attainment of immortality, and others. Folklore is about the Seven Immortals, Houyi shooting the sun, Chang'e running to the moon, and so on. Literary myths include the Pauline Lamp, the Goddess of the Seal, and so on. Because of the four categories, it seems that the Chinese mythological system is rather confusing, and therefore it is difficult for people to determine who the main gods are in Chinese mythology.

But in other countries, the creator god is the real main god. So in Chinese mythology, the main god is Pangu, after all, it's a well-known myth that Pangu started the world. In the eyes of other Chinese mythologists, the main god in Chinese mythology can also be the Jade Emperor. There are books that prove that the Jade Emperor was the master of heaven and earth in the native Chinese religious mythology, and that he could be called the "Lord of Heaven" or the "Emperor of Heaven".

In the eyes of the ancient Chinese, "Heaven" is the master of all things in the world, possessing supreme power and authority, and capable of dominating all living things, and they called "Jade Emperor" "Heavenly Emperor". "This shows that the ancients respected the Jade Emperor. To summarize, in the ancient myths, Pangu can be the main god, and in the more widely spread religious myths, the Jade Emperor can be called the main god.