Illustration from the Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China (early 18th century)
Stone carving at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, with inscription "Kua Fu Chases the Sun"
Kuafu (Chinese: 夸父) is a giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the Sun.[3] He was a grandson of Houtu.[4]
- ^ Yang, 154
- ^ Richard E. Strassberg (translator). (2018) A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways through Mountains and Seas 1st edition. p. 266
- ^ "Chinese Myth". Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- ^ Yang, 155 and 263
