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Myth System
Creation Agents
Cosmic Medium
Humanity’s Origin
Transmission of Order
Edfu (Egyptian)
Primeval gods / Builders
Waters of Nun, Speech
Symbolic rise from mound
Ma’at via priesthood
Sumerian
Anu, Enki, Ninhursag
Clay, divine blood
Humans created to serve gods
Kingship, ritual
Vedic (Hindu)
Brahma, Prajapati
Purusha sacrifice
Humans part of cosmic body
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... See moreThe ancient cosmogonies that shaped foundational myths, from the Babylonian Enuma Elish to Hesiod’s Theogony, mentioned in chapter 1, tell of a world in which the order is established by a great god, Marduk or Zeus, who takes power. Following a long period of battles and confusion, a deity triumphs and establishes an order that is at once cosmic,
... See moreCarlo Rovelli • Anaximander: And the Birth of Science
Notice that before the creation of light, the seas were already there. The Iliad, too, calls Oceanus the father of the gods. The idea may be even older and may have originated prior to the separation of Eurasian and American peoples. Consider the first verse of the Navajo creation myth: “The One is called ‘Water Everywhere.’
Carlo Rovelli • Anaximander: And the Birth of Science
Celtic Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Sagas and Beliefs (Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Celtic Mythology)
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Creation accounts do not provide scientific truths about material origins; they reveal deeper truths: truths about identity—who God is and who we are—and purpose, the ends for which we are made.
Abigail Favale • The Genesis of Gender
