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==North America==

==North America==

=== Kiowa Apache===

=== Kiowa Apache===

In the beginning nothing existed, only darkness was everywhere. Suddenly from the darkness emerged a thin disc, one side yellow and the other side white, appearing suspended in midair. Within the disc sat a small bearded man, Creator, the [[One Who Lives Above]]. When he looked into the endless darkness, light appeared above. He looked down and it became a sea of light. To the east, he created yellow streaks of dawn. To the west, tints of many colours appeared everywhere. There were also clouds of different colors. He also created three other gods: a little girl, a sun god and a small boy. Then he created celestial phenomena, the winds, the tarantula, and the earth from the sweat of the four gods mixed together in the Creator's palms, from a small round, brown ball, not much larger than a bean. The world was expanded to its current size by the gods kicking the small brown ball. Creator told Wind to go inside the ball and to blow it up. The [[tarantula]], the [[trickster]] character, spun a black cord and, attaching it to the ball, crawled away fast to the east, pulling on the cord with all his strength. Tarantula repeated with a blue cord to the south, a yellow cord to the west, and a white cord to the north. With mighty pulls in each direction, the brown ball stretched to immeasurable size--it became the earth! No hills, mountains, or rivers were visible; only smooth, treeless, brown plains appeared. Then the Creator created the rest of the beings and features of the Earth.

In the beginning nothing existed, only darkness was everywhere. Suddenly from the darkness emerged a thin disc, one side yellow and the other side white, appearing suspended in midair. Within the disc sat a small bearded man, Creator, the [[One Who Lives Above]]. When he looked into the endless darkness, light appeared above. He looked down and it became a sea of light. To the east, he created yellow streaks of dawn. To the west, tints of many colours appeared everywhere. There were also clouds of different colors. He also created three other gods: a little girl, a sun god and a small boy. Then he created celestial phenomena, the winds, the tarantula, and the earth from the sweat of the four gods mixed together in the Creator's palms, from a small round, brown ball, not much larger than a bean. The world was expanded to its current size by the gods kicking the small brown ball. Creator told Wind to go inside the ball and to blow it up. The [[tarantula]], the [[trickster]] character, spun a black cord and, attaching it to the ball, crawled away fast to the east, pulling on the cord with all his strength. Tarantula repeated with a blue cord to the south, a yellow cord to the west, and a white cord to the north. With mighty pulls in each direction, the brown ball stretched to immeasurable size--it became the earth! No hills, mountains, or rivers were visible; only smooth, treeless, brown plains appeared. Then the Creator created the rest of the beings and features of the Earth.

===Haida===

===Haida===

The [[Haida]] have a story of a raven who was both bored and well fed, found and freed some creatures trapped in a clam. These scared and timid beings were the first men of the world, and they were coaxed out of the clam shell by the raven. Soon the raven was bored with these creatures and planned to return them to their shell. Instead, the raven decided to search for the female counterparts of these male beings. The raven found some female humans trapped in a chiton, freed them, and was entertained as the two sexes met and began to interact. The raven, always known as a trickster, was responsible for the pairing of humans and felt very protective of them. With the Raven perceived as the creator, many Haida myths and legends often suggest the raven as a provider to mankind.<ref>[http://nobodyimportant-jmb.blogspot.com/2008/02/raven-and-first-men.html nobodyimportant-jmb.blogspot.com]</ref>

The [[Haida]] have a story of a raven who was both bored and well fed, found and freed some creatures trapped in a clam. These scared and timid beings were the first men of the world, and they were coaxed out of the clam shell by the raven. Soon the raven was bored with these creatures and planned to return them to their shell. Instead, the raven decided to search for the female counterparts of these male beings. The raven found some female humans trapped in a chiton, freed them, and was entertained as the two sexes met and began to interact. The raven, always known as a trickster, was responsible for the pairing of humans and felt very protective of them. With the Raven perceived as the creator, many Haida myths and legends often suggest the raven as a provider to mankind.<ref>[https://nobodyimportant-jmb.blogspot.com/2008/02/raven-and-first-men.html nobodyimportant-jmb.blogspot.com]</ref>

===Inuit===

===Inuit===

He put the earth in the palm of his hand, and rolled it about till it was round; it was as large as a small pebble. He laid it on the stern of the raft. By and by he went to look at it: it had not grown at all. The third time that he went to look at it, it had grown so that it could be spanned by the arms. The fourth time he looked, it was as big as the world, the raft was aground, and all around were mountains as far as he could see.

He put the earth in the palm of his hand, and rolled it about till it was round; it was as large as a small pebble. He laid it on the stern of the raft. By and by he went to look at it: it had not grown at all. The third time that he went to look at it, it had grown so that it could be spanned by the arms. The fourth time he looked, it was as big as the world, the raft was aground, and all around were mountains as far as he could see.

The raft came ashore at Ta'doikö, and the place can be seen today.<ref>[http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheCreation-Maidu.html Native American Indian Legends - The Creation - Maidu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The raft came ashore at Ta'doikö, and the place can be seen today.<ref>[https://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheCreation-Maidu.html Native American Indian Legends - The Creation - Maidu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Navajo===

===Navajo===

===Pirahã===

===Pirahã===

Perhaps unique among cultures, the [[Pirahã people]] of the [[Amazon rainforest]] seem to have no creation myth. They also possess no concept of [[time]], [[history]], [[mathematics]], and almost no [[art]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2006/mar/28/features11.g21 Why do we have creation myths? | From the Guardian | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Despite this, linguist [[Daniel Everett]] reports that the Pirahã have "the most complex verbal morphology I am aware of [and] are some of the brightest, pleasantest, most fun-loving people that I know." Everett suggests a [[Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]]-like cause for this, "Pirahã culture constrains communication to non-abstract subjects which fall within the immediate experience of [the speaker]."<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,,1555526,00.html From dust to dust | Guardian Weekly | guardian.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Perhaps unique among cultures, the [[Pirahã people]] of the [[Amazon rainforest]] seem to have no creation myth. They also possess no concept of [[time]], [[history]], [[mathematics]], and almost no [[art]].<ref>[https://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2006/mar/28/features11.g21 Why do we have creation myths? | From the Guardian | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Despite this, linguist [[Daniel Everett]] reports that the Pirahã have "the most complex verbal morphology I am aware of [and] are some of the brightest, pleasantest, most fun-loving people that I know." Everett suggests a [[Sapir–Whorf hypothesis]]-like cause for this, "Pirahã culture constrains communication to non-abstract subjects which fall within the immediate experience of [the speaker]."<ref>[https://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/story/0,,1555526,00.html From dust to dust | Guardian Weekly | guardian.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Pacific==

==Pacific==

===Wicca===

===Wicca===

Modern [[Wicca]] arose relatively recently, and, though some relevant poetry exists,<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109402/creation-myth creation myth - Britannica Online Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> there is no consensus among Wiccans as to what myth, if any, is definitive of Wiccan theology. Many followers believe in a scientific explanation such as the [[big bang]] and combine it in various forms with pre-existing creation myths.

Modern [[Wicca]] arose relatively recently, and, though some relevant poetry exists,<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109402/creation-myth creation myth - Britannica Online Encyclopedia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> there is no consensus among Wiccans as to what myth, if any, is definitive of Wiccan theology. Many followers believe in a scientific explanation such as the [[big bang]] and combine it in various forms with pre-existing creation myths.

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==See also==

==See also==

[[Cosmology]]

[[Cosmology]]

==References==

==References==

#Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109402/creation-myth.  

#Encyclopædia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109402/creation-myth.  

#Giddens, Sandra; Owen Giddens (2006). African Mythology. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 22. ISBN 1404207686.  

#Giddens, Sandra; Owen Giddens (2006). African Mythology. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 22. ISBN 1404207686.  

#Tao Te Ching Ch 25: 有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，獨立而不改，周行而不殆，可以為天地母 。吾不知其名，強字之曰道。(rendition: There is something that contains everything. Before heaven and earth it is. Oh, it is still, unbodied, all on its own, unchanging, all-pervading, ever-moving. So it can act as the mother of all things. Not knowing its real name, we only call it the Way)

#Tao Te Ching Ch 25: 有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，獨立而不改，周行而不殆，可以為天地母 。吾不知其名，強字之曰道。(rendition: There is something that contains everything. Before heaven and earth it is. Oh, it is still, unbodied, all on its own, unchanging, all-pervading, ever-moving. So it can act as the mother of all things. Not knowing its real name, we only call it the Way)

#There is an online version at E. Werner, Myths and Legends of China

#There is an online version at E. Werner, Myths and Legends of China

#http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn-063-tb0.html MN 63

#https://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn-063-tb0.html MN 63

#Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Ideas / The Buddha of suburbia

#Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Ideas / The Buddha of suburbia

#M. Walshe: The Long Discourses of the Buddha, p. 407: "On Knowledge of Beginnings", Somerville, MASS, 1995.

#M. Walshe: The Long Discourses of the Buddha, p. 407: "On Knowledge of Beginnings", Somerville, MASS, 1995.

#Dev, Nanak. Gurū Granth Sāhib. pp. 1023 and 1035. http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=1035&punjabi=t#l44288. Retrieved on 2006-06-15. "For endless eons, there was only utter darkness. There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite Command of His Hukam."  

#Dev, Nanak. Gurū Granth Sāhib. pp. 1023 and 1035. [https://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=1035&punjabi=t#l44288]. Retrieved on 2006-06-15. "For endless eons, there was only utter darkness. There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite Command of His Hukam."  

#Dev, Nanak. Gurū Granth Sāhib. pp. 1036. http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=1036&punjabi=t#l44327. Retrieved on 2006-06-15. "When He so willed, He created the world. Without any supporting power, He sustained the universe. He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; He fostered enticement and attachment to Maya."  

#Dev, Nanak. Gurū Granth Sāhib. pp. 1036. https://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=1036&punjabi=t#l44327. Retrieved on 2006-06-15. "When He so willed, He created the world. Without any supporting power, He sustained the universe. He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; He fostered enticement and attachment to Maya."  

#Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Fluckiger-Hawker, E, Robson, E., and Zólyomi, G. (1998) The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Oxford.

#Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Fluckiger-Hawker, E, Robson, E., and Zólyomi, G. (1998) The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Oxford.

#Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic #3 [1]

#Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic #3 [1]

#Bahá'u'lláh, Lawh-i-Hikmat p140-142 [2], `Abdu'l-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace p47 [3]

#Bahá'u'lláh, Lawh-i-Hikmat p140-142 [2], `Abdu'l-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace p47 [3]

#Smith, Peter (2000). "creation". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 116. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.  

#Smith, Peter (2000). "creation". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 116. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.  

#von Kitzing, Eberhard (1998-03-08). "Originality of Species". http://bahai-library.com/unpubl.articles/originality/species.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.  

#von Kitzing, Eberhard (1998-03-08). "Originality of Species". https://bahai-library.com/unpubl.articles/originality/species.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.  

#Bahá’í World Centre, One Common Faith p30-31 [4]

#Bahá’í World Centre, One Common Faith p30-31 [4]

#Qur'an 21:30

#Qur'an 21:30

#Qur'an 41:11

#Qur'an 41:11

#http://www.al-islam.org/nahjul/90.htm

#https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul/90.htm

#Guide to the Perplexed 2:17

#Guide to the Perplexed 2:17

#Milchamot Hashem 6:8

#Milchamot Hashem 6:8

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/kojiki.html Japanese Creation Myth]

* [https://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/kojiki.html Japanese Creation Myth]

* [http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/creation.populvuh.html Mayan Creation Myth]

* [https://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/creation.populvuh.html Mayan Creation Myth]

* [http://www.aldokkan.com/religion/creation.htm Egyptian Creation Myth]

* [https://www.aldokkan.com/religion/creation.htm Egyptian Creation Myth]

* [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/creation.html Norse Creation Myth]

* [https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/creation.html Norse Creation Myth]

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