Creation Myths In Hindu Religion

So far the story is like other creation myths in that there is a world of gods (the Sky-people) similar to Greek/Roman and Egyptian beliefs. Also the world is very plain and empty similar to Christian/Jewish beliefs.

It’s very interesting how this myth explains how we started in this underworld in which we first lived in, and yet again like other myths mentions how we all lived in darkness. I really liked how this myth tells how animal and sea creatures came to be. They all lived in darkness and all sough light just like in other myths and not as desperate still managed to create a mountain in which they climbed, with help of a fly and spider they managed to escape darkness in which the underworld had yet again become and set foot in what we call mother earth. Oh and their explanation as to what happens when we die and why this happens is very much interesting to say the least. To my understanding of this myth, they all spoke the same language, whether it be the animals or humans but Hactcin thought this was boring which is why the animals and humans have different sounds and languages in which we communicate with I found pretty cool. This myth reminds me of that myth that describes how earth was made from a human corps except in this story a man is made from different materials and from a lice on this man’s head and dreams a women was made. In this myth the supernatural beings play a bigger role then man and women as they are not given names, seems like humans are merely pawns in this myth with not knowing better than to seek light and follow what little

When the modern person ponders the formation of human beings, our mind automatically goes to Adam and Eve, whom were the first man and woman created by God according to the Book of Genesis. Before there was Adam and Eve, diverse cultures came up with myths about the construction of humans. These myths included: “The Song of Creation” from the Rig Veda, An African Creation Tale, From the Popol Vuh, and A Native American Creation Tale “How Man Was Created” Each one of these legends gives a diverse perspective on the creation of human beings.

For thousands of years, scientists have tried to interpret the concept of creation. However, before people had access to modern scientific equipment, they told creations stories. A creation story is a myth that explains how and why the earth was made. A few cultures with differing opinions on creation are Europeans, Cherokee Indians, West Africans, and Hawaiians. Europeans tell the story of Genesis and God creating the earth in seven days and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Cherokee Indians believe that the earth was created by a water beetle. In West African culture, they teach the Golden Chain story, and Hawaiians have the Kumulipo story to explain their beliefs on creation. Although each story follows a basic guideline, they all have distinct disparities.

“The Iroquois Creation Story” tells the ancient myth when only two worlds existed. One, in the lower half, complete darkness filled with monsters and the other, the upper world, filled with mankind. There, in the second world, a women conceived twins. As her labor intensified she fell closer and closer to the lower, darker world. While in distress the twins were born and “entered the dark world by compulsion”. Only a few moments later the women fell to her death. As the twins grew older they possessed different minds. One was the good mind and the other was the bad mind. The good mind used the parent for his initial creations. Around the head, an orb was created to “bestow light to the new world”, now known as the sun. Another orb was placed around the body which was “inferior” to the light, now known as the moon. He also created spots of lights to connect the day and night which are now know as stars. All of these were created to help “regulate” the days, nights, season, years, etc.”. The good mind continued his creations by creating animals, oceans, mountains, insects and mankind.

It should be noted that all creation myths tend to possess similar themes, despite differing story lines. As noted before, there exists the basic ideas of chaos before creation, and gods to form life. But then various myths show that, once life has been created, the gods tend to retreat from the humanity they create, instead watching them from afar and using specifically chosen and often religious contacts to spread their words and commands. This deus

The general purpose for all myths is to bring an understanding of unknown. The ancient people widely used myths to explain new phenomena and occurrences. The lack of scientific modes of theory formulation caused the people of old to come up with myths to fill the vacuum with the knowledge that existed during their time. The need by man to explain his origin and the origin of the universe led him to the formulation of creation and origin myths. Men of olds came up with myths to explain the mysteries they had no clue about including creation.

Although a lot of other cosmogonic myths have presented creations as part of a natural process that has the clear understanding that it is an act of divine and creative will. We all know there are several creation myths across different cultures. It is known that every different culture even has its unique creation myth that also explains how life and world came to be (Leonard & McClure, 2004). The two myths I would talk about when it comes to this topic are Genesis creation (Hebrew origin) of the Christian culture, and the Norse culture of Iceland (the Vikings). From the readings of both, both myths also start with an emptiness where conflict and chaos may even eventually develop. The Genesis conflict is between God, loneliness, blackness, emptiness, and the need to create

These myths shape the way people live their lives. The main purpose of creation myths in a culture is to explain rituals, customs in beliefs. There are things that we may not be able to understand or explain. Creation myths explains how humans were created, why we are imperfect, why we die, why there is suffering and where we go when we die ("Creation Myth Gantjes", 2004). If you take the time and look at how religions are linked to the history of creation myths, you’ll see how it shapes the way we view cultures. The Old Testament creation stated that Eve and Adam disobeyed Gods command. The result from Adam being disobedient, he would have to work hard and suffer to survive. Eve had to endure the pain of carrying a child and serve her husband. In Christianity today, this is the result of men and women. We as women endure pain when carrying a child. Men have to work very hard to make a

While the tensions between the early European settlers and Native Americans of North America denotes that the cultures had extreme differences, their writings do not necessarily illustrate that belief. Both the Native Americans and the Puritans wrote about a creator and how that creator related to humans. Native Americans wrote creation myths, which tell us how they described the creation of Earth and how earth’s beings were created. Two specific groups who wrote creation myths were the Inuit and the Mayan Indians. Settlers such as William Bradford, wrote and kept a journal to document the first landing of the Pilgrims. The Puritans, however, wrote poems about their god and how this god interacted with life on Earth. The Puritans wrote about their god in a more hidden way since creativity or other dangerous expressions were frowned upon. Whether the creator was a Raven (Inuits), a Feathered Spirit and a maker (Mayan), or a human-like God (Puritans) all cultures sought this creator for guidance. Each culture had different perceptions of this creator as it related to mankind; Native Americans regarded their

There are hundreds of different theories on how our world came to be. In the short creation myth, “The World on the Turtle’s Back” the Iroquois Tribe uses many functions to describe their theory, but the most interesting one was how they explained the unexplained (cosmological). The Iroquois Tribe attempts to describe how the world was created and how animals and plants came about. To begin with, it was explained how one crucial moment allowed the whole world to be created.

A technique that is used in many creation myths can be referred to as "creation from above." In this method of narration, the creator often creates a replica of earth within the heavens, and somehow recreates this image in the abyss below. An example of this can originally be found in Kund Rasmussen's collection of Eskimo myths. In this story a being called Tulungersaq, or Father Raven is born in the heavens. He initially takes the form of a human being and is entirely unaware of how he came into existence. He is in complete darkness and it is through his sense of touch that he becomes aware of his surroundings. Through his exploration, he discovers a sparrow, and realizes that this is the only form of life that had been in existence before him. He goes on to bury something beneath the earth and soon after he discovers that the earth is no longer sterile, it is now covered in bushes and grass. Tulungersaq is still

Creation myths of are often examined, but more often than not they are looked at individually. Much more can be learned if different myths are analyzed at the same time, recognizing similarities and differences as well as overlapping themes in these myths. We can learn about many aspects of a culture from their creation myths. The portrayal of women in the myth can teach whether the society is patriarchal or matriarchal. The descriptive vocabulary, and the characteristics given to the gods can show us what societies view as god-like qualities. Finally through analyzing

We all know that our mothers and fathers gave us birth, and grandmothers and grandfathers gave our parents birth. However, what about the beginning? What does the beginning look like? Who created the sky, the earth, the mountains and rivers, the plants, the animals, and the human beings? How was the world created? What happened to the creator? These questions have puzzled and are asked by every people. However, no one has yet found the answers, and I have heard people saying that the creation of life is as impossible as the natural creation of an airplane from a stack of waste. With the willingness of knowing the self, ancient people tried to create mythological stories

The creators of the world and human life would get angry with the humans. The creators would become mad with the humans when they did not listen. Even though the creators would give the people a certain task, the humans would refuse to do it, do it wrong, or the creators would get angry. In one of the creation myths, God had sent the Flood as a judgment on mankind’s wickedness. In the flood, not only human beings were destroyed, but animal life as well. God did not destroy all animal life. Two of every animal were placed on the ark.God had a planed to recreate. God had created humans and animals in the beginning of time. Now, God is recreating human and animal life.