Atum's Essay: The Creation Of Earth

Nate Mihnovich Mr. Watson English III Honors 5 October 2015 Mythology of Creation Have you ever wondered how this world began or how everything around you was formed? Mythology is often referred to as false or made up stories. Many creation myths or made up stories begin with the theme of birth because birth represents new life or the beginning of life. Everything around the world has to come from somewhere, but many people do not know how to explain how the universe was formed. Humans began to wonder or question themselves about the creation of the universe and everything that surrounds them; so they went searching for some answers.

In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, there is also an initial state of chaos, which is the name that men give the complete mess that was the Universe, already hinting that men are a prominent feature in Ovid’s work, especially as he mentions them before the Gods. An unnamed God, given the name of The Creator, then appears, and starts to place everything in order. He lets Fire, the lightest element shoot up to its natural place at the furthest reaches of the Universe, and lets Air, a slightly heavier element settle below Fire. Below that he placest all the heavier elements, such as rocks and dirt, which collect at the centre of the universe, and form Earth, therefore making Earth the centre of the Universe. He then lets water flow all over it, makes mountains and fields, organises the different regions of earth and sky, and sends different winds to where they belong. Once everything was no longer in chaos, the stars came out, and The Creator then made animals to inhabit the world. Lastly, man was made, but it is unsure whether it was The Creator who made the men, or Prometheus, the son of Iapetus, who moulded men in the shape of the Gods (Ovid, 1922: 5-89.)

The creation of the gods starts with chaos and from the chaos came the endless gods: Eros, Tartarus, and Gaea (Love, hell, and the earth). Gaea created Uranus, the first ruler of the sky and Eros

were quite powerful and chaotic, such that the god had to split us into two. Thereafter, life

A person’s identity is a mask on their lives; underneath that mask lies the unadulterated version of a human’s existence-- all people go through similar tragedies, deal with the same emotions, and are in a constant pursuit of happiness and success. As The New York Times puts it, the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck is “a comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe." Set in the early twentieth century in rural China, this story follows the life of the poor farmer Wang Lung and his family. During Wang Lung's search for prosperity, several mishaps blocks his way to what he wants most. The struggles Wang Lung face, the ups and downs in his tumultuous life, and ultimately, Wang Lung’s

In the beginning there was emptiness called Chaos, as well as Earth, Hell, and Love named Eros. Eros was half girl half boy and created the earth named Gaia. Gaia, out of her own fertility, created a male companion named Ouranos, sky (Stone 39). Ouranos and Gaia would begin to create all other creatures of the universe including the massive Titans. Some of their offspring were giant rats and lizards, some only had one eye in the center of their forehead, and others had fifty heads and one hundred arms. Ouranos was disgusted by these deformed creatures and hid them away deep within the earth. Gaia did not agree with this decision and vowed to get revenge upon him. She turned to the Titans for help and promised if one of them would use an adamant sickle against their father they would assume his role as the master of the universe and king of the Titans. Kronos, the largest of the Titans, stepped forward. That same night Kronos snuck up behind his father and cut off his genitals. Kronos raised the genitals in victory spraying blood everywhere. Some of the blood hit Gaia and seeped into her womb (Stone 40). Other drops dripped into Tartarus, the deepest part of the underworld, and created the Furies. Finally, drops would become the Giants of the Earth which would be impervious to death, even by the hands of a god. Although Kronos was now king of the Titans he was told by his mother and father that he would be

In most cultures and myths most people seems to agree on that the animals and creatures of this world, were here way before humans ever existed. The different ideas of ways of how humans are created are very different but yet most cultures do agree that animals were here before humans. Some of these creation myths also believe that an animal was honored by the creator or God to help create this world. Two creation myths that seem to agree on more things about the creation with animals are from Siberia and North America. Neither one of these cultures or tribes are from the same time period or location, yet their views are so similar.

“The Watery Abyss.” Parallel Myths. 51. All things came out of the words of Ra’s mouth when he emerged from the watery abyss. First, he blew out the first air (Shu), then he spat out the first moisture (Tefnut). These became the gods of the air, Shu, who is life force and his wife, Tefnut, the organizing world order.

“According to the greek creation myth, from Chaos -or nothingness- Night and Darkness (Nyx and Erebus) Emerged. Then Love (Eros, order) formed and Day and Light were created. from these states two entities were formed, Gaea (Earth) and Uranus (sky and Heavens)” (Hamilton 77).

It begins with Enlil, the leader of the gods, and his intolerance for the ruckus of mankind denying him peaceful sleep; driven by his annoyance, Enlil convinces the other gods to destroy mankind. Ea, the god of wisdom, warns “the good mortal Utnapishtim” of the impending destruction and instructs him to save himself and his family. The opposing actions of Enlil and Ea are reflected in the struggle of man to reason upon impulse. Created as creatures of the gods, it is logical to accept that human nature incorporates bits and pieces of each deity’s realm of rule. For example, man can act on reason with the trait of wisdom from Ea, yet when impulsive emotions arise, parts of Enlil, the god of storm, seem to rule. This would also show the irrationality of exterminating mankind because mankind essentially is a reflection of the

In the story, the elder gods and the younger gods fought continuously. The earth existed as two huge bodies of churning water. The fresh water side belonged to Apsu, the male entity. The salt water side belonged to Tiamat, the female entity. These two gods together, helped to bring all of the other powerful entities of the Mesopotamian world into existence. The younger gods annoyed the fresh water god, Apsu, so he planned to kill them. Tiamat, shocked at the other god's plans, warned her children of Apsu's plans. Her children decided to put Apsu to sleep and kill him, using his corpse to create the world. Even though this whole mess was Tiamat's fault, she was upset with her children for what they did and decided to kill them too. So with that said, Tiamat called up chaos to destroy her children with her allies. Tiamat did not expect though, that Markduk, the powerful storm god, would rise against her and use her body to create the sky. He then continued to create the universe and the humans. Out of all the stories the Sumerians could have gone with, they chose this

According to the Egyptian version of creation, there was nothing, only darkness and the chaotic waters of Nun, the creator god, Amon was present in

According to Greek mythology, the world began as a lonely place with only a god by the name of Chaos. Out of the emptiness came along Erebus. Erebus alongside with Night came from a darker much lonelier and quiet place. Order only began to take place when Love was born and with Love came light which is Gaea, also known as Earth.

On the second day God creates the sky, which is described as separating ‘the waters above from the waters below' and the sky is named heaven

=er=tcher// continues: //From my heart came multiple of creatures, United with my, I draw my shadow as a wife, I put a seed into my own mouth, and brought to life the form of the gods Shu and Tefnut // //When my father Nu said: =my spring (in the original text eye being the word eye came from the Arabic word eyenعين which means the spring or fountain and the eye at the same time). //Shu and Tefnut, and after but after many epochs had passed they departed from me, changing their shape from one//god// to became three gods (three elements), then I became earth. Then Shu (the atmosphere) and Tefnut (the nucleus that floats or rotates) was born from the primitive water, they brought to me my Eye (fountain)