Gaia and Uranus created horrible gods, goddesses, and monsters, however, Cronus and Rhea created the first race of men. In Chinese mythology, the creator of the earth was a great male dragon, known as Pan-gu. He created the shapes of the earth by trampling and clawing the ground to form rivers, mountains, sky and plants. .Nuwa, who was a half-female goddess, was the creator of humans. She was partly combined with yin and yang and had a dragon's tail, but decided to create humans with legs instead of tails. Similarities and Differences There are very few similarities between Greek and Chinese mythology. The only common elements in the two myths are the theme of how man was created and that the world began from chaos. Aside from that, the theme of each myth is different in every way. Greek myth stated that Gaia was born from nothing, thus creating the earth. In Chinese myth there was an egg full of chaos and then Pan-gu came out of it. In Greek myth there are fights between gods and goddesses and the makeover after makeover of men. In Chinese myth, Pan-gu was the sole creator of the earth and Nuwa created humans. The Value of Myths As humans we are always looking for more answers about how the universe was created, why we were created, or how we got here. We too are afraid of the unknown and unanswered questions. Myths give us piece of mind, educate, and