On The Archetype Of Gong And The Mythologic Thought From The Relation Of Image And Characters

The stereoscopic interdisciplinary research from such perspectives as philology, mythology, iconography and culture anthropology reaches the conclusion that the Chinese character"公"contains rich information of Adoration and the traditional Chinese culture is imbedded with a"公"archetype of profound influence.From the point of view of philology the character"公"is in the configuration of "male and female genitals intersection", with"八"standing for the vulva and"厶"for penis. Ancient physical image of "combination of mountain and cloud " has isomorphic relation with"公".In literature works such as the representative "Gao Tang Fu", the "cloud and mountain" or "cloud and rain" is a metaphorical symbol of sexual relation. Archetype of Gong is a worldwide cultural phenomenon of Adoration, originating from the ancient times. In the development of Chinese civilization, archetype of Gong gradually has been obscured and sublimated and become more aesthetical, social and philosophical. From the perspective of interdisciplinary research, "Gong archetype" reflects the intercommunity of Chinese philological ideology, mythological ideology, iconographical ideology and cultural anthropology.In Chinese philology exists "synonymy of'公'(genital) and'容'(face)". In iconography, both of Chinese and foreign physical images "human face design" are rich in Adoration information and the "combination of nose and mouth" therein has the metaphorical nose for penis and mouth for vulva. The combination of Xingtian myth with the physical image will give a glimpse of the widespread mythological ideology of head-body metaphor in Chinese and foreign cultures. Chinese character"容"contains a unit to embody "Gong archetype". The dimensional research from such perspectives as philology, mythology, iconography and culture anthropology will help understand the culture cause of "synonymy of''公'(genital) and'容'(face)".