 In contrast to the above Chinese cosmogonic myths about the world and humans originating spontaneously without a creator (e.g., from "refined vital energy" in the "Huainanzi"), two later origin myths for humans involve divinities.The female Nüwa fashioned people from loess and mud (in early myths) or from procreating with her brother/husband Fuxi (in later versions).Myths about the male Pangu say that people derived from mites on his corpse.