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- In Hindu mythology, the god Vishnu took the form of a turtle to carry the world on his back.
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An 1877 drawing of the world supported on the backs of four elephants, themselves resting on the back of a turtle. The World Turtle, also called the Cosmic Turtle or the World-bearing Turtle, is a mytheme of a giant turtle (or tortoise) supporting or containing the world.
Oct 20, 2017 · In the creation stories of the Lenape and Iroquois people, the Earth is created as soil is piled on the back of a great sea turtle that continues to grow until it is carrying the entire...
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Jul 16, 2013 · The world is flat, and resting on the backs of four elephants who, in turn, stand upon the back of a giant, space-faring turtle. Welcome to Terry Pratchett's Discworld. How does it all work?
Feb 12, 2024 · Sky Woman is the central figure of the creation story, representing fertility, motherhood, and the genesis of life. Her fall from the sky world into the watery abyss below initiates the creation of the earth on Turtle’s back.
Nov 21, 2023 · According to the Iroquois creation story, the world was created when the pregnant Sky Woman fell from the floating island in the sky, down to the vast ocean underneath. Birds and fish already...
- What is the role of the animals in the Iroquois creation story?In the Iroquois creation myth, certain animals exist before the creation of the Earth, including birds that inhabited the air, and fish and sea cre...
- How old is the Iroquois creation story?It is difficult to say exactly how old the Iroquois creation story is, since oral versions are impossible to trace, unlike written versions. Howeve...
- What are the most important symbols in the Iroquois creation story?The most important symbols in the Iroquois creation myth are the twins. The twins, Sapling and Flint, represent the two sides of being: the straigh...
Many northeastern Indian peoples share a legend of how the world was created on the back of a giant sea turtle (some still refer to North America as a “turtle island”). While there are many versions of the tradition, the following selection is from the Iroquois Indians of New York State.
Turtle Island is a name for Earth [1] or North America, used by some American Indigenous peoples, as well as by some Indigenous rights activists. The name is based on a creation story common to several Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America. [2]
