#and then a stone left over from that was what sun wukong eventually emerged from
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The idea that Nüwa is Sun Wukong's mom seems to be a more recent one, but it's also one I've become pretty fond of. So happy mother's day, especially to those who used their own flesh to repair the sky.
#nüwa#chinese mythology#sun wukong#monkey king#the way i've seen it play out is that nüwa had to transform her body into extra stone to repair a hole in the sky#after a massive battle between other gods for control of heaven#and died in the process#and then a stone left over from that was what sun wukong eventually emerged from#and yeah the idea that nüwa died fixing damage that wasn't her fault#and then sun wukong was born long after his mother died#is uh. scream.#shark's sketches
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