Creation Myths

An example of a creation myth

The dictionary of creation myths says a myth is the projection of a cultures soul. Many people believe that is true indication that different myths show you what their cultures are like. Themes of creators, birth, and separation are at the center of many creation myths, which is unusual because the places are so far away from each other and they couldn't travel and communicate with each other.

Common elements in many myths are the creators of the world. For example in the one of the Chinese myths, Phan Ku was the creator of the world because once he died his body parts became the features of the world. Also in the Maori myth there were two Gods who gave birth to different children like the deserts and forests. Therefore it can be said that even though the myths were from different places and the people weren’t able to travel to each other or communicate with each other it can be said there is some kind of connection between them.

In the beginning of many myths they talked about birth. For example in the Inca myth the people were made out of stone and therefore humankind was born. Another example of this is in the myth of Phan Ku. Once Phan Ku died the fleas that surrounded him became mankind. This proves that no matter where the myth is from the people have the same styles of thinking.

A similar element in many myths is separation. For example in the Maori myth the sky God was physically forced to separate from the earth God. This is related to when in the Inca myth the men and ladies were separated and lived in different cities and worshiped other Gods. As we can see many elements in myths was separation even though the places from where the myth was from were so far away from each other.

Even though the countries are so far away, their myths are still similar. Which shows that their cultures are similar and it really is a small world after all.

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