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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 ...
- Hopi Mythology
Major deities Tawa, the sun spirit and creator in Hopi...
- Enûma Eliš
Enūma Eliš (Akkadian Cuneiform: 𒂊𒉡𒈠𒂊𒇺, also spelled "Enuma...
- Genesis Creation Myth
The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both...
- Earth-diver
The Creation (c. 1896–1902), painting by James Tissot [1] A...
- Book of Invasions
The writers of Lebor Gabála Érenn sought to create an epic...
- Ainu Creation Myth
The Ainu creation myths are the traditional creation...
- Raven Tales
The Raven sits on a frog after having rescued children from...
- Kumulipo
Creation chant. In the Kumulipo the world was created over a...
- Hopi Mythology
Hindu mythology; Islamic mythology; Jewish mythology; Meitei mythology; Greek mythology; Wiccan deities; Gnostic mythology; Norse mythology; Mythologies by time period. Ancient mythologies by period of first attestation. Bronze Age. Hindu mythology; Canaanite mythology; Chinese mythology; Egyptian mythology; Hittite mythology; Hurrian mythology ...
- 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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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. These stories aim to explain the origins of natural phenomena or human ...
Feb 1, 2013 · Noah MacMillan. Here, MacMillan depicts the Aztec sun and war god, Huitzilopochtli, who killed his rival sister and many of his 400 siblings, using a flaming serpent as his weapon. Huitzilopochtli ...
Mar 12, 2018 · Summaries of Ancient Creation Myths. Stories of Coming Into Being. Here are summaries of stories of how the world and mankind (or the gods who produced mankind) came to be, from chaos, a primordial soup, an egg, or whatever; that is, creation myths. Generally, chaos in some form precedes the separation of heaven from earth.