Common Elements in Creation Myths

When some people think about myths they think about the past, and then they wonder what could have happened in the past that affects the future. As many people know, myths have been in our world a long, long time. Yet it is so interesting how much they have in common, even though the myths from different countries are so far apart from each other. Some of the important common themes in all of the creation myths around the world are: creators and destroyers; supreme beings and the existence of Yin and Yang (good vs. evil). It is understandable that creation myths are all about making/creating the world and when it’s done, the thing or person that created the world is suddenly vanished again. That is why it’s a creation myth and people can’t proof if the story is real or not. There are many myths telling about creators that make everything, and destroyers that come by and eliminate it all again. After it is worked out, our world is exposed, and humans live like they do now. The Nahutal Myth tells about a creator who makes five worlds and four of them are destroyed. The Yoruba Myth also explains creators and destroyers, where one guy creates people but isn’t satisfied. Then he destroys them and then creates new ones and succeeds. Other myths explain about supreme beings that create humans and the world because they are bored and lonely and don’t know what else to do. Like with Phan Ku the creator, a Chinese Myth where his flees are the people, and he creates everything when he dies. They start to try and make something and finally succeed after time. The Guinean myth also uses this them the supreme creator who is the god. One of the most used themes in creation myths is good vs. evil. It is used in almost every myth, or good vs. evil is sky vs. earth. It is also used as the good wants peace and the bad wants to rule everything. Like in the Babylonian Myth, there is good vs. evil fighting and the evil wins, and it still works out like it was supposed to. Mostly the good wins and keeps it to peace, but sometimes the bad wins and creates the world just as the good would. This also in the Norse creation myth where there is a war and it still works out like its supposed to. This is a very funny theme because either way whether it is good or bad it always works out as it’s supposed to. When these myths are created it is always mysterious why the people made it and how the creators came to it. After you have searched for the creators, you may have found something out. And then you will know thProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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the roots that clutch around us is our shell, which is also known as the making of our world.