Chaos, as one of the four fierce beasts in ancient Chinese mythology, has many mysterious legends, and here are some of the more common ones:
In the description of the Sutra of Divine Vision, Chaos is a strange creature with long hair and a dog-like appearance, although it has eyes but cannot see, ears but cannot hear, legs and feet but no claws, abdomen but no internal organs, and intestines but straight and uncurved. The food it swallows passes straight through its body and is excreted.
According to another legend, Chaos is the supreme lord of the central region, known for his endless kindness and generosity. The ruler of the southern seas and the ruler of the northern seas, Su, are deeply grateful for the benevolence of Chaos, and are determined to repay their kindness. They sensed that Chaos was unable to see, hear, smell, and taste like ordinary people because of the lack of the Seven Orifices, so they decided to open the Seven Apertures for Chaos. After seven days of hard work, the seven tricks were completed one by one, but Chaos unfortunately passed away at this time.
According to the records of the "Zuo Biography", chaos refers to the "Chaos" with the image of a huge dog, the "Taotao" with the body of a human head and a sheep with eyes under the armpits, the "Qiqi" with wings, and the "Hanqi" with a human head and tiger legs and wild boar fangs.
In these legends, the images of chaos are rich and varied, and all of them are full of mysterious and strange qualities. Chaos may have different interpretations and symbolic meanings in different cultures and legends.