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Bronskiy Sergey 黄孟 2012280028 ICPM Europe and China “Myth as Anthropogenetic marker in different cultures” In my ease I would like to focus on some parallels between Chines and European( Antic Greek ) mythology. In a scope of this work it will be: Anthropomorphic gods (people creation) World(Universe) creation The presence of a cultural hero who has been in a special relationship with the Gods, received (in some cases stolen) the major technology (agriculture, writing, building houses, metal, etc.) and trained their people The existence of forbidden knowledge that the cultural hero would not or could not give to people (immortality) World creation The earliest Chinese texts contain many myths about wondrous rulers of ancient times; however, there are no creation stories to be found among them. The story of Panku is probably the closest Chinese version of a creation myth. It first appears in the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), hundreds of years after the first stories were told about the ancient rulers. Many experts believe that the story of Panku was molded and influenced by the caravan traders who wound across the deserts and mountains of the Middle East, India, Africa, and China carrying silk, spices, and other precious items of trade. The Panku story shares some common elements with creation myths of those far-flung regions: a cosmic egg, separation of the world into opposing forces, and doomed gods. This story introduces the important concept of yin and yang. These opposing forces, which exist in everything found in nature, are not seen as evil and good, but as dark and light, female and male, earth and heaven. One cannot exist without the other. In this story, Panku is depicted as a giant. In other versions, he appears in his withered human form, clothed in bearskin and leaves. People creation Whereas Panku, the creator of the universe was male, the creator of people was a female goddess named Nuwa. Nuwa is briefly mentioned in several ancient Chin