>>45832665>>45832706Arceus is a handful of East Asian creation myths all rolled together. Not Christian myth or Norse. Most notably the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara who has 11 hands or thousands of hands at any time and it's general design looks pretty Kirin like. The Kirin is a symbol of purity and divinity in China that kind of looks like a cross between a dragon, a llama, and a Giraffe. I think some people also make the attempt to connect him back to Pangu as well?
A lot of people think the wheel is a Christian thing, but it's way more likely a Buddhist thing or a Taoist thing. A lot of cultures stick intricate wheels behind their important people. And even more use wheels to show things they feel are massively important.