Essay About Creation Myths

Since the existence of human beings, there have been creation myths to explain how life existed on the planet. These creation myths have a huge impact on how people view utopia. Nearly every culture or society has its own creation myth, which is just a version of how humans came to exist on the planet Earth. Many religions also have their own versions, such as the Christians, Islamic, and Jewish. Some cultures with creation myths include the Greeks, the Romans, the Norse, the Chinese, the Mayans, the Aztecs, the Incas, the Sumerians, the Japanese, the Korean and the Native Americans
Nearly every creation myth in history involves some sort of deity. For example, Greek creation myths have deities such as Zeus, Gaia, Kronus, and Nyx, while Japanese creation myths have deities like Izanagi and Izanami. In Australian Aboriginal myths, there are two main deities, the Father of All Spirits and the Sun Mother. The African Bushmen believed in a god named Kaang, the “Great Master and Lord of All Life”. The Christian and Hebrew creation myth says that the planet was created by God. (Murtagh, cs.williams.edu) Chinese creation myths say that there is

Myths that include gods becoming part of the land include Greek and Chinese creation myths. According to the Greek creation myths, Gaea, one of the first goddesses, became the goddess of the Earth while Ouranos became the god of the sky. (Murtagh, cs.williams.edu) The Chinese creation myth says that in the very beginning, there was only a large egg that contained a god named P’an Ku. However, P’an Ku eventually grew too big for the egg and burst it. After this, he began to form the Earth, digging out rivers and valleys, and eventually became part of the Earth when he died, with his flesh turning into the soil and his bones turning into rocks. (Shumov,