Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures
Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures
Faye A. Moten
Hum/105 World Mythology
12/1/2014
Christa Menninger
The Egyptian and Zulu myths are the ones that are going to be talk about in this paper. At the beginning of both myths the worlds were dark. In the Zulu as mention it was dark. No man or animal could be seen, the only thing that was seen was a seed. This particular seed “sank into the earth” and from there long reeds began to grow from it. These seeds were called “Uthlanga”, which means the source of all things.” Out of this seed one reed began to grow and this grew into the first man and he was called Unkulunkulu who was the creator of all things. When became grown he was too heavy for the reed so he fell to the earth. Unkulunkulu walk up and down the earth noticing that their other men and women forming from other reeds. According to this myth all the living things that we see today Unkulunkulu created. Unkulunkulu taught all the men and women how to care of themselves and others. Unkulunkulu sent out this chameleon with a message, the chameleon took so long that is when he sent out this lizard that arrive at the village with the message “that his people will never die”. After the message was deliver death follow.(bigmyth.com) At the beginning of time in the Egyptian myth which had name of Nu which was the dark. Atum came out of the waters and who create himself with his thoughts and will. Atum created a hill because he had nowhere to stand, he was the only person in this world, he wasn’t male or female. He only could see the universe with one eye, and with his shadow Atum produce a son and daughter. Then Atum spit out his son who he named Shu who was the God of air. After his son he “vomited up his daughter” who he named Tefnut and she was the Goddess of mist and moisture. Shu and Tefnut were given the responsibility of separating the confusion/disorder into law. This disorder was turn into light and dark, this was set into place. The order that
Faye A. Moten
Hum/105 World Mythology
12/1/2014
Christa Menninger
The Egyptian and Zulu myths are the ones that are going to be talk about in this paper. At the beginning of both myths the worlds were dark. In the Zulu as mention it was dark. No man or animal could be seen, the only thing that was seen was a seed. This particular seed “sank into the earth” and from there long reeds began to grow from it. These seeds were called “Uthlanga”, which means the source of all things.” Out of this seed one reed began to grow and this grew into the first man and he was called Unkulunkulu who was the creator of all things. When became grown he was too heavy for the reed so he fell to the earth. Unkulunkulu walk up and down the earth noticing that their other men and women forming from other reeds. According to this myth all the living things that we see today Unkulunkulu created. Unkulunkulu taught all the men and women how to care of themselves and others. Unkulunkulu sent out this chameleon with a message, the chameleon took so long that is when he sent out this lizard that arrive at the village with the message “that his people will never die”. After the message was deliver death follow.(bigmyth.com) At the beginning of time in the Egyptian myth which had name of Nu which was the dark. Atum came out of the waters and who create himself with his thoughts and will. Atum created a hill because he had nowhere to stand, he was the only person in this world, he wasn’t male or female. He only could see the universe with one eye, and with his shadow Atum produce a son and daughter. Then Atum spit out his son who he named Shu who was the God of air. After his son he “vomited up his daughter” who he named Tefnut and she was the Goddess of mist and moisture. Shu and Tefnut were given the responsibility of separating the confusion/disorder into law. This disorder was turn into light and dark, this was set into place. The order that