"Gonggong is a Chinese water god with red hair and a serpent-like tail. He is known for creating chaos, causing flooding, and tilting the Earth; he is often depicted with the head of a human and the body of a snake. Gonggong is often attended by his minister, Xiangliu, a nine-headed poisonous snake monster for whom the satellite is named." (MPC 121135)
Gong Gong traveled along the waterways, giving names to the rivers and conducting hydrological studies. During the time of the mythological emperor Shun, Gong Gong tamed the overflows that threatened to flood the kingdom.
On one occasion, Gong Gong fought against Zhuan Xu for the throne of the empire. His battle was so fierce that the entire universe lost its balance; reason why all the rivers flow to the east.
Xiang Liu was a minister of Gong Gong, who also participated in the fight between the line of the Red Emperor and that of the Yellow Emperor.
According to some ancient texts, Gong Gong was one of the Three Sovereigns, wich, together with the Five Emperors, constituted the mythological rulers of China before the first Xia dynasty. Traditionally they were credited with the foundation of Chinese civilization and the invention of social, cultural and economic institutions.
(225088) Gonggong is a scattered disc object with high aphelion (social intelligence), in 3:10 resonance with Neptune.
