There are many creation myths around the world. Creation Myths may share similarities which are known as motifs. Some myths share motifs and the culture the myths were created may be separated by oceans. How would the early civilizations have creation myths that share so many motifs. In my opinion, three of the most common or important creation myth motifs are humans take care of the earth and worship their god(s), the the gods destroy earth, and Chaos is the beginning of time. Humans take care
Sanskrit and has 3 types of religious texts. The texts include; Shruti, Rig Veda, and Purusha-Sukta. Shruti means that which is heard. The oldest of the Vedas, Rig Veda, is the creation of the universe. “In the Rig Veda, the female is explicitly an immoral, while her husband is moral (one of those from whom ‘they’ hid her)” (270, Doniger). Lastly, Purusha-Sukta is said that the universe is an outcome of Purusha. Purusha means man. It is said that three quarters of his body ascends upward while a fourth
From all times the Hindus greet and have shown respect to 1000 of deities’ bot gods and goddesses. Special symbols of showing respect are considered like joining hands together, bowing down of head or doing shastang prnam (lying down) In India often when we walk down the roads we would find small temples being worshiped by the local people, and we pass by such small shrines of god and goddesses we will show the gesture of respect all the time. It is interesting to say that not only humans show such