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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_mythologiesList of mythologies - Wikipedia

    List of creation myths; List of legendary creatures by type; List of mythology books and sources; List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities; Lists of legendary creatures; National myth; Mythopoeia

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_creation_mythsList of creation myths - Wikipedia

    List of creation myths. A creation myth (or creation story) is a cultural, religious or traditional myth which describes the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions, and are found throughout human culture. A creation myth is usually regarded by those ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Origin_mythOrigin myth - Wikipedia

    An origin myth is a type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world. Creation myths are a type of origin myth narrating the formation of the universe. However, numerous cultures have stories that take place after the initial origin.

  5. worldhistoryedu.com › creation-myths-from-around13 Creation Myths in World History - World History Edu

    • Heliopolis creation story – ancient Egypt. According to the ancient Egyptians, the universe started with a primordial ocean known as Nun. At the center of Nun was a giant pyramid called benben.
    • Proto-Indo-European Creation Myths. Among many Proto-Indo-European cultures, Ymir was the force that existed in the time before time. This being was also the embodiment of the vast sea of chaos (Ginnungagap) – a region devoid of any life form or structure or order.
    • Mayan creation story. The Mayan creation story is contained in the Popul Vuh (also known the “Book of the Community” or the “Book of the People”). The text was written in Mayan hieroglyphics.
    • Babylonian creation myth. The ancient Babylonians believed that in the beginning two primordial gods – Aspu and Tiamet (or Tiamat) – existed. Prior to that, the universe was a vast void of nothingness, land and sky had yet formed.

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  7. www.worldhistory.org › timeline › mythologyMythology Timeline - World History Encyclopedia

    Explore the timline of Mythology. Myths are a part of every culture in the world and are used to explain natural phenomena, where a people came from and how their civilization developed, and why things happen as they do.

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  8. www.smithsonianmag.com › arts-culture › anAn Illustrated Guide to the World’s Creation Myths | Smithsonian

    Feb 1, 2013 · Noah MacMillan. The world's creation stories have a colorful cast. Artist Noah MacMillan set out to capture nine such tales, from the Aztecs to the Inuit. "They almost always have the same...

  9. learninglab.si.edu › collections › origin-storiesOrigin Stories from Around the World - Smithsonian Learning Lab

    Nov 23, 2015 · Choose one of origin stories on this page to focus on. Read, watch, or listen to the story. Then, create a visual that illustrates a scene in the story that you think is revealing about that culture's values.