Creation Myth Essay

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Myth still remains one of the major links that merges the different cultures and religions from various ethnicities. “The Creation of the Titans and the Gods”, as well as “The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe”, are among the many creation myths that highlight these combinations. Throughout history, myths have created various similarities and differences between the cultures and religions of the world.
Man – the common principle in myths, illustrates that man was produced exclusively for the pleasure of the Gods. Since the dawn of civilization the existence of myths had been recorded and narrated in order to praise the Gods that had blessed them with life. Marduk explains that he created Man with the Gods to assure admiration – …show more content…

“The Creation of the Titans and the Gods”, explains the presumption of the bearing of the sea and the lightings of the sky, through the powers of Poseidon and Zeus respectively. The Hundred-Handed Giants also give Zeus jurisdiction of the skies, Poseidon over the oceans, and Hades over the underworld. The Greeks used these gods to give an understanding and some clarity into the unknown. The Chinese did a comparable thing, linking their myths to the understandings of science. They used the myth “The Creation of the Universe and Human beings” to elucidate Yin and Yang as dueling personalities. In this myth, the dueling personalities fashioned the stars and the moon, as well as the sun in the sky. They used this facet of their story to explain to the spectators why there is a day, and why there is a night, and what unerringly is its intention. Within the same tale P’an Ku’s remains become the different features and weather patterns of the Chinese lands, giving an understanding on why the rivers and mountains are the way they are. In the New Zealand creation myth, “The Creation Cycle”, it gives an understanding on why the winds are so powerful in the country, as well as the presence of intense earthquakes. In the tale, the gods were never able to tame their rivaling brother Tawhiri and thus, his powerful storms plagued the island, as stated in the myth, “Tu has never been able to gain power over Tawhiri, but, to this day, he continues to fight

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