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In ancient China, Zhurong was the God of Fire, the “Brilliant One of the Forge.” It was he who defeated Gonggong in an epic battle of the gods, a Chinese version of the war in Heaven.

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Zhurong
in The Oxford Companion to World Mythology Length: 37 words
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in A Dictionary of Asian Mythology Length: 34 words

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