One of the eldest myths in this category was the myth of Nu Kua, as a creator and preserver of human life. She exuded all that is encompassing of a strong female deity. She was depicted as a beautiful half woman, half dragon who roamed earth alone. She loved the earth, the trees, plants and flowers, but it was the creatures that most intrigued her, specifically the fish due to their activity. In her awe of these animals, she came to the conclusion that the earth was devoid of intelligent forms of life as well as no one other than she could enjoy it, thus lead to her to the creation of humans. She loved her little creations as a mother does and in response to the overwhelming sorrow she felt for her children that were dying due to Kung Kung’s great battle with another god, it was ultimately she who created order from the primordial chaos of the Universe, settling the land, the sea and the sky into place to save them.