Gonggong

Gonggong (/ˈɡɒŋɡɒŋ/) is a Chinese water god who is depicted in Chinese mythology and folktales as having a copper human head with an iron forehead, red hair, and the body of a serpent, or sometimes the head and torso are human, with the tail of a serpent. He is destructive and is blamed for various cosmic catastrophes. In all accounts, Gonggong ends up being killed or sent into exile, usually after losing a struggle with another major deity such as the fire god Zhurong.

Gonggong
Gònggōng
Chinese共工
Gōnggōng
Traditional Chinese龔工
Simplified Chinese龚工
Kanghui
Chinese康回
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetCung Công, Cộng Công, Khang Hồi
Hán-Nôm共工, 龔工, 康回
Korean name
Hangul공공
Hanja共工
Japanese name
Kanji共工
Hiraganaきょうこう

In astronomy, the dwarf planet 225088 Gonggong is named after Gonggong.

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