Have you ever wondered how the world was created? Since the early days of civilization, humans have been thinking about the origin of the universe. Through oral traditions and pictorial records, we can understand these creation myths. Often, these myths are very different, from the universe born out of chaos to the universe that was not created at all. On the other hand, even with the differences in geographies and races separating the two places from Asia to North America, there are many striking similarities in these creation myths.
The Creation Story of Indigenous Australia
The Aboriginal people of Australia told a story that when everything on Earth fell asleep, the father of all the elves was the only one awake, awakening Mother Sun. He ordered Mother Sun to go down and give form to the souls of the earth. Mother Sun awakens plants, insects, caves, and everything on Earth. The elf's father was satisfied with mother sun work. Later, Mother Sun gave birth to two children, the Morning Star and the Moon. Children born to the morning star and moon later became the ancestors of mankind.
The creation story of the sun god
This myth comes from ancient Egypt. In the beginning, there was only a chaotic river. The sun god Ra appeared from a lotus flower and illuminated the universe. Ra created Shu, the god of air, and Taphnut, the god of water. These two gods gave birth to Nat, the goddess of the sky, and Gebu, the god of the earth. From them, the material universe formed.
The creation story of the Mayans
In the Mayan culture, the Creator Tepeu and the feathered elf Gukumaz created the world with their ideas. First of all, they created animals in the sky and on land, but needed a creature that could communicate normally, so they created people. They made a man out of clay, but he was crushed. Then they tried to be human with wood, but with empty minds and good hearts. They also made people out of corn, and these people were smart and compassionate.
The creation story of the Ainu
In this creation story from the Ainus, the world is born when the oil in the ocean rises into the sky like a flame. So the water vapor created two gods and descended on the five-colored clouds. From these two gods and their colorful clouds, the earth, including plants and animals, and the gods form.
Polynesia
The world of God," created by the Polynesians, was born out of a shell. As the shell slowly opened, light came in. The top of the shell became the sky, and the bottom became the earth. Loving each other gave birth to 70 mighty gods who helped create the world we are today.
Pangu opened the sky
In The Chinese creation myth, many, many years ago, the heavens and the earth were not separated, and the scene of the universe was just a chaotic mess. Pangu, the great god of the open heavens, this incomparably large giant, was conceived in this chaos. He conceived, grew, and fell asleep in the chaos for eighteen thousand years. Pangu used all his divine power to separate the heavens and the earth, and finally fell. The breath he exhaled from his mouth became wind and clouds, his left eye became the sun, his right eye became the moon, his hands, feet and body became the four poles and five directions of the earth, and even the sweat became dew and ganlin. Then there are many follow-up mythological stories, such as Nüwa patching up the heavens.
The Story of the Creation of the Crow
In many cultures, crows play an important role in creation. At first, there was no moon or stars at night, and the crow was the most powerful creature. He created all kinds of living creatures on earth, including humans.
The Creation Story of Hinduism
In the Rig Veda, it tells of Prusha, a god with a thousand heads, eyes, and feet. The gods sacrificed Prusha and turned it into all the animals, elements, and three gods: Ani, Ayoka, and Indra.
Norwegian mythology
The story is Norwegian mythology that compresses the history and future of the earth into 60 verses. In the book, Odin asks the prophetess Volva to share her prophecy with humanity. She recounts the fact that Odin and other gods created Midgar and named it Morning, Noon, Afternoon, and Eve, before which the world was just a chaotic place.
The creation myth of the Sumerians
For the ancient Sumerians, at first there was only the goddess Nammu. She gave birth to the universe, Angie, and Angie gave birth to Inil, the god of air. Inil split the universe in two, creating an ann, the god of the sky, and the god of the earth. Eventually, many gods appeared, and they were forced to do hard labor until they rebelled. Inil came up with a plan to create smaller people to serve God. They used clay and eventually made seven men and seven women.
The creation story of the Pelasgi people
In this myth, Orinom is the god of all things and the only goddess. She rose naked from the chaos, separated the sky from the sea, and danced on the waves. She grabbed a north wind and rubbed it with her hands, creating a snake man. Orinome gave birth to the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth, and the mountains and rivers of the earth.
The Seven Clay Tablets of Creation
This myth comes from ancient Mesopotamian slates and dates back to 1100 BC. Before the creation of the world, there was only chaotic water, divided into fresh water, known as the god Apsu, and salt water, known as the goddess Tiamat. These two gods gave birth to other gods. These other gods began to cause trouble, and conflicts arose among the gods. In this war, a great warrior named Madhuk fired two arrows at Tiamat, splitting her in half, which are said to have created the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; Heaven and earth were created from her corpse.
Jainism
Jainism's view of the creation of the universe is very different from that of many cultures. Essentially, within Jainism, nothing in this world is created or destroyed. They just change form. The universe has always existed and will always exist. Jains believe that time is cyclical.
Genesis
Perhaps one of the most famous creation stories, in Jewish law and the Christian Bible, genesis describes God creating the heavens and the earth at the beginning of creation. The earth is invisible, and god's soul hovers over the water. He said, let there be light. And so the light came out. He created everything, including man, in six days.
The creation story of the Mandingo
For the Mandels of West Africa, only Mangara existed in the beginning. Mangra was a great and vibrant deity. He created the seeds of the world. Mangra later planted two more seeds. Finally, animals and humans were created.
The creation story of the Navajo people
In this myth, the First World is small, pitch black, surrounded by the sea on all sides, with only one island with a pine tree. The four oceans are ruled by giant aquatic creatures: blue herons, frogs and white thunder. On the surface of the sea there are: black, white, blue, yellow clouds. When the blue and yellow clouds came together, the first woman appeared, and the black and white clouds created the first man.
South Africa
The pre-colonial Old Zulus believed that before the advent of animals or humans, there was only darkness and a big seed on Earth. The seeds sink into the ground, forming long reeds called Utlanga. A reed grew into Unkulunkulu, the first and creator of all things. As more and more things, like men, women, and animals, began to grow on the reeds, Unkulunkulu broke them, creating streams, mountains, lakes, and valleys. He taught men and women how to hunt, make fires and make clothes.
Finnish mythology
In Finnish mythology, an ancient saint named Vanamoinen created the universe, he floated in the sea, and then created the earth. He sowed seeds to fill the earth, so that the world would no longer be barren, and the seeds created all things.