Creation Myth Essay

There are many different creation myths from different religions and different cultures. Two of the many creation myths are the creation myth of Genesis and the creation myth of India. Although these are both creation myths there are still some similarities and some differences between the two. The similarities between the Genesis and India creation myths are that both of the creators are benign and both of the Gods are supreme while the differences between them are that the reasons why man was created were different and the creations are accomplished in different ways. The two creation myths of Genesis and India are similar because both of the gods are benign. In the creation myth of Genesis, God gave everything that was needed for survival, and places it on the Earth. In the myth God says, “ Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat”(Page 41). In the creation myth of India, Brahma is also benign. He is benign because he knows what the humans need in order to prosper and gives it to them. In the myth, it says “Now Brahma knows that these first humans would need fire to prosper. So he created fire out of his own mouth” (Page 40). This is what makes Brahma benign. Another similarity between the creation myth of Genesis and the creation myth of India is that both of the Gods are supreme. In the myth of India, it says that “In the beginning, there was nothing but the Great Self Brahman. That is to say nothing but Brahman existed. When you sacrifice to this God or that Goddess, it is really only Brahman that you are worshiping. He is behind all things” (Page 40). In the myth of Genesis, God is supreme because God created everything that is living and that is not living, he created everything that is in existence. What makes god supreme is his power. This is because he has the power to do anything and everything in which he