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Xingtian

刑天
Xíngtiān
DeityBeyond the SeasBoon
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刑天与帝至此争神,帝断其首,葬之常羊之山,乃以乳为目,以脐为口,操干戚以舞。

《海外西经》
In Plain WordsVernacular

刑天与天帝争位,被断其首,葬于常羊山;遂以双乳为目、肚脐为口,左持盾右执斧,舞动不止——百折不挠之魂。

A titan who warred with the High God and was beheaded. Burying his skull, he made nipples his eyes and navel his mouth, and dances on with shield and axe — defiance that death cannot end.